Pakistan Will Not Be Coerced: COAS Warns Against India's 'Hydro Terrorism'

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Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff, has warned against India's "unlawful and legally untenable hydro terrorism" and emphasized that Pakistan will never be coerced in its counterterrorism efforts. During his visit to the Command and Staff College Quetta, Munir highlighted the need for a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir dispute to ensure strategic stability in South Asia. He also underscored the importance of visionary and research-driven leadership within the armed forces, emphasizing the need for training that prepares future military leaders for the changing nature of modern warfare.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan will not be coerced in its counterterrorism efforts, and all inimical designs will be "comprehensively defeated," according to COAS Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
  • The COAS warned against India's "unlawful and legally untenable hydro terrorism" and called for a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir dispute.
  • Munir emphasized the need for visionary and research-driven leadership within the armed forces, highlighting the importance of training that prepares future military leaders for the changing nature of modern warfare.
  • The COAS praised the Command and Staff College Quetta for grooming future military leaders, saying that the institution has become a "wall of steel" under national leadership.
  • Pakistan's military remains prepared to respond across the full spectrum of conflict, according to Munir.
  • The COAS criticized India's growing tendency to resort to unprovoked military aggression, cautioning that strategic stability in South Asia is increasingly fragile and hinged on justice, especially in Kashmir.
  • Munir called out India for sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan and expressed confidence in the ongoing counterterrorism drive, stating that the fight against terrorism will continue until its logical conclusion.

Statistics:

  • 26 lives were lost in the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
  • Pakistan's military responded to India's use of force with a calibrated military response under Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, targeting Indian air assets, ammunition depots, and missile bases along the Line of Control and beyond.
  • The operation formed part of a broader campaign, Marka-e-Haq, which ran from May 7 to May 10.

Sources:

  • [Won't accept India's hegemony: COAS](https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/960669-wont-accept-indias-hegemony-coas)
  • [Nation, army gave India taste of own medicine](https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/960668-nation-army-gave-india-taste-of-own-medicine)
  • Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)