‘People of Kashmir should be allowed to decide their fate’

October 18, 2014 01:14 pm | Updated May 23, 2016 06:36 pm IST - Islamabad

Pakistan’s Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said that the resolution of Kashmir issue was imperative for establishment of sustainable peace in the region.

Addressing a passing out parade at Military Academy in Kakul, General Sharif said that the people of Kashmir should be allowed to decide their fate in the light of UN resolutions.

He said Pakistan desires regional stability and relationship based on equality and mutual respect.

“We persistently seek peace in the region and beyond.

This quest for peace is our nation’s greatest strength. We desire regional stability and relationship based on equality and mutual respect,” he said.

General Sharif said Pakistan’s armed forces were fully capable of meeting any external threat. He said that any aggression against Pakistan will get a “befitting response.”

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