Khawaja Asif: Pakistan ready for any kind of war with India

Pakistan defeated India ruthlessly in September 1965 that lasted over 15 days and biggest tank battle after World War II was held in this war. One of the fiercest but most ambiguous battles was at Chamb Jodiya in September 1965.

Army Chief said if the enemy tried to impose short or prolonged war on us, it will have to pay unbearable price.

The show will start with the war in the Rann of Kutch in August triggered by Pakistan under the aegis of Operation Desert Hawk. Only one word can describe these celebrations: “madness”, said Shahram Azhar, a Karachi-based economist and activist.

“Though, we are fully aware of the conspiracies and tactics of the enemies, we desire to have good and peaceful relations with all our neighbours on the basis of sovereign equality”, he added.

Narendra Modi’s election as Indian premier in May 2014 led some to expect a lasting diplomatic solution with Pakistan.

Mr Asif also said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif believes in peace but when it comes to survival of the country we would not hesitate in offering any sacrifice. Sharif opted to accept and reciprocate Modi’s friendly gesture, and went to the Indian capital on May 26 with a “message of peace”. He said that today is the important day of our national history. Unfortunately, India’s right wing Hindu fundamentalist Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has consigned the composite dialogue process to cold storage.

While Mushahid Hussain Sayed, head of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, in a similar statement said that Pakistani people had faith in the future due to the successful campaign against terrorism and extremism.

Since gaining independence from Britain in 1947, the two countries have fought three wars – two of them over Kashmir.

After the NSA level talks were called off, Pakistan justified its stand and treated the separatist brigade of Kashmir as equal stakeholders; however India criticized such a stand and delivered an ultimatum that Pakistan choose either the separatists’ or the Government of India. New Delhi accuses Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group of orchestrating the attacks – a charge Islamabad denies.

Pakistan and India have blamed each other for initiating the exchanges, and both have admitted to returning fire. But the Pakistanis said the city itself had been bombed and shelled.