Raheel Sharif: Heed Kashmiri voices, don't rain bullets on them

Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif. File pic

Islamabad: Describing Kashmir as Pakistan's "lifeline", Army chief General Raheel Sharif has said the true solution of the Kashmir issue lies not in "raining bullets" upon people in the Valley but in "heeding" to their voices and respecting their aspirations. "The true solution for this struggle for self-determination resides not in raining bullets upon the defenceless Kashmiri people but in heeding to their voice and respecting their aspirations. Kashmir issue can only be resolved by implementing the UN Resolutions," he said during a ceremony marking ‘Defence Day' in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

Pak will continue to support
Kashmir is Pakistan's lifeline, and "we shall continue our diplomatic and moral support to the freedom movement at all levels," Raheel said. Backing the demand for self-determination in Kashmir, he said the "oppressed people" of the Valley are once again suffering "worst form of state terrorism" and "repression" for demanding their due rights.