ISLAMABAD: In a surprising and welcoming move, one of the most powerful leaders of Pakistan, army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa urged the country's lawmakers to try to improve relations with India, assuring them that their efforts would be fully backed by the army. “The military is ready to back political leadership's initiative for normalisation of relations with India,” he told lawmakers at the senate committee of the whole House.
Pakistani media said Bajwa told lawmakers that he wants relations with all neighbours to be normalised and urged politicians to try to improve relations with India. The chief's offer holds significance, considering the Pak army's hostile attitude towards its neighbour. However, staying true to character, Bajwa criticised India, saying a large part of Indian military deployments was mostly against Pakistan. He also accused it of fomenting instability and terrorism in Pak, saying that New Delhi had developed a strong nexus with Afghan intelligence agency National Directorate of Security.
