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Military was ready to back political leadership’s initiative for normalisation of relations with arch rival India.Gen Bajwa, according to some senators, said that relations with all neighbours had to be normalised and urged political leaders to try to improve relations with India. He assured that their efforts would be fully supported by the army.The general’s offer was particularly significant because Indians allege that the army has been blocking peace efforts.
Gen Bajwa reminded the legislators that a large part of Indian military deployments was mostly against Pakistan, even though it cited other threats. He also recalled that India was fomenting instability and terrorism in Pakistan and had in this regard developed a strong nexus with Afghan intelligence agency NDS.On Iran, Gen Bajwa said Islamabad and Tehran could not have adversarial relations. He is reported to have also touched on Pakistan’s efforts for a rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh and noted that the initiative received a lukewarm response from Saudi Arabia.
In reply to a question about the Saudi-led military alliance of which Pakistan is also a part, the army chief confirmed that the terms of reference governing the alliance had not been finalised as yet and promised to share them with parliament once they were decided. He, however, assured the lawmakers that the alliance would not be allowed to acquire sectarian colours.
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