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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military issued a blunt call on Tuesday for outside powers to stop demanding it do more and prove its sincerity in the campaign against militancy as the US regional military chief visited.
The chief of the Pakistani armed forces, General Tariq Majid, bemoaned 'repetitive rhetoric by some of the external players asking Pakistan to do more and prove sincerity.'
'Such unhelpful statements must stop,' Majid said.
He did not refer to any country or to US Central Command chief General David Petraeus, who arrived in Pakistan earlier for talks with government and military leaders.
'International players must come out from the coercive mindset and instead start delivering on the promised capacity assistance,' Majid said in a statement.
Majid said Pakistan did not need to prove its sincerity considering the sacrifices it was making 'which cannot be matched by any of those players making these demands.'
About 1,000 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in fighting against militants in the northwest since 2001.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Pakistan military tells powers to stop demanding more
The chief of the Pakistani armed forces, General Tariq Majid, bemoaned 'repetitive rhetoric by some of the external players asking Pakistan to do more and prove sincerity.'
'Such unhelpful statements must stop,' Majid said.
He did not refer to any country or to US Central Command chief General David Petraeus, who arrived in Pakistan earlier for talks with government and military leaders.
'International players must come out from the coercive mindset and instead start delivering on the promised capacity assistance,' Majid said in a statement.
Majid said Pakistan did not need to prove its sincerity considering the sacrifices it was making 'which cannot be matched by any of those players making these demands.'
About 1,000 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in fighting against militants in the northwest since 2001.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Pakistan military tells powers to stop demanding more