Pakistan's army chief vows for regional peace

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Pakistan's army chief vows for regional peace

English_Xinhua 2008-12-04 22:23:43 Print

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's army chief Thursday vowed to maintain peace and security in the region after a meeting of top military commanders.

Chief of the army staff General Ashfaq Kayani made the remarks at the 113th Corps Commanders' conference held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, some 30 km south from the capital Islamabad, according to an official statement.

Kayani said that the Pakistani army stood for peace and security and hoped that peace and stability in the region would be maintained, it said.

The commanders' meeting was the first since last week's militant attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai.

A war of words erupted when India pointed the finger at Pakistan, and demanded the extradition of 20 suspects it says are linked to the attacks.

Earlier Thursday, Kayani met with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who flew into Islamabad from New Delhi Thursday in a bid to defuse tensions between the two South Asian neighbors.

Editor: Yan

 

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ASIA PACIFIC
Date Posted: 05-Dec-2008

Jane's Defence Weekly

Pakistan calms fears of conflict with India

Farhan Bokhari JDW Correspondent - Islamabad

General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, Pakistan's army chief of staff, presided over the first formal meeting of his top military commanders since the terror attack on Mumbai on 4 December amid rumours that Pakistan was preparing to send up to 100,000 troops to the Indian border.

However, a Pakistani government official told Jane's that Gen Kiyani struck a conciliatory note at the meeting, at which he pledged "to maintain peace and security" in Pakistan and its surrounding region and made no mention of major troop movements.

Crucially, Gen Kiyani told his generals that he did not see any danger of India launching a strike on Pakistan in retaliation for the attack on Mumbai.

"Our assessment is that the possibility of a war is over for now," said the official.

Fears that events in Mumbai could spark an Indo-Pakistani conflict had been raised by a war of words between Indian government officials, who have blamed Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) for the attack, and their counterparts in Islamabad, who argue that there has yet to be a detailed investigation into the plot.

Analysts believe Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has supported the LeT in the past in its campaign against India in Kashmir.

A senior Western defence official in Islamabad told Jane's that the US was putting pressure on Pakistan to tighten the curbs surrounding the LeT, as well as two other groups.

Pakistan's approach to dealing with the LeT would be an "important litmus test of coming events", the official said.

© 2008 Jane's Information Group

 

[Hayreddin]

i think PAKISTANI LEADERS ARE HIDING MAIN DECISIONS FROM NATION ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
AFTER NATIONAL SECURITY DISCUSSIONS AND CORE-COMMANDERS MEETINGS such outcomes are ridiculous ,,,,,,,

 

[Hayreddin]

NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE SHOULD MORE STRICK TOWARD INDIA N USA ,,,,,,,,
WE have lost our sovereignty ,,,,,,,,,
GOVT has lost confidence among people of PAKISTAN,,,,,
WE are suffering from drone attacks,,,,,,,
India accusing PAKISTAN for each n everything ,,,,,,,


IS IT NOT THE TIME TO MAKE CLEAR POLICY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,??

 

[solid snake]

This is an era of undercover wars - governments say one thing and do the complete opposite

 

[fatman17]

This is an era of undercover wars - governments say one thing and do the complete opposite

how true, esp in our case!

 

[ahussains]

how true, esp in our case!

How u find out the truth ...

And woh is going to decide Wrong and Right ?