Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Sahir Shamshad, in his latest interview with the BBC, said Pakistan fought its recent four-day conflict with India relying completely on its own resources.
He passed these statements in response to the statements of India’s claims that Pakistan received assistance from China’s military in its campaign against India. General Shamshad said Pakistan used resources were at Par with India’s, and it took some hardware resources from other countries.
He said that the previous military conflict was confined to a certain area and did not reach the international border.
However, he continued, “This time the borders were relatively peaceful and this time the cities were hot.”
General said that the new trend of targeting cities is dangerous for the future India-Pakistan conflict.
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Pakistan and India recently had a four-day military standoff at the beginning of May last month. India attacked several cities of Pakistan on the night of May 6th and 7th in response to the terror attack in the Pahalgam IIOJK that claimed the lives of 26 Indian tourists. India accused Pakistan of orchestrating the attack on its soil and launched Operation Sindoor, intending to attack the alleged terrorist hideouts in Pakistan.
On the other hand, Pakistan claimed that India did not attack the terrorist heart hideouts, but the Indian missiles hit the civilian sector of the power cities of Pakistan which claiming the lives of Pakistani civilians. The targets hit mosques and houses in 26 cities of Pakistan, including Punjab and Azad Kashmir.
India closed the Wagah border, revoked visas, and suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, prompting Pakistan to call it an “act of war.”
Sahir Shamshad warned that the Extremist mindset of the Indian polity may decrease the time window of interventions of the international powers in the next Indian conflict. He stressed the need for more mechanisms other than the defence mechanism to solve the India-Pakistan crisis.
He concludes by saying, “With the absence of any conflict management system, the chances of spiraling this conflict remain high”.