Top military brass takes stock of situation amid tensions with India
"A comprehensive briefing was given to military leadership on regional security issues," says ISPR statement
June 16, 2020
RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza and the services chiefs on Tuesday lauded Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) efforts for national security, the military's media wing said.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations, Gen Raza, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi, and Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan visited the ISI headquarters where they were received by DG ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hamid.
"A comprehensive briefing was given to military leadership on regional security issues with special focus on the situation of [Line of Control] and [India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir]," ISPR said.
It added that Gen Raza and the services chiefs appreciated ISI's "tireless efforts" for national security and "expressed satisfaction over professional preparedness".
Mounting tensions
The visit to the ISI headquarters by top military brass comes amid increasing ceasefire violations along the LoC by Indian troops.
A statement today by the ISPR said a villager was injured "due to indiscriminate fire of Indian troops" in Bagsar sector along the LoC.
Last week, on June 9, the Indian Army had resorted to unprovoked firing in Jandrot sector along the LoC which had left four civilians injured.
The FO, a day later, summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register "a strong protest" against the ceasefire violations, said the statement.
"The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons," said the statement.
It added that in 2020 alone, India has committed 1,296 ceasefire violations which led to the martyrdom of seven civilians and injury to 98.
It also comes after reports emerged today of Pakistani diplomats being harassed in New Delhi.
A heavy contingent of police officials surrounded the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi in an apparent attempt to harass the Pakistani diplomats.
