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Pakistani army chief vows to defend ‘motherland’ on Kashmir visit

Lieutenant General Asim Munir visited Kashmir and the Line of Control with India on December 3, 2022, days after he took charge of Pakistan's powerful military. [File: WK Yousufzai/Reuters]

Pakistan’s newly appointed army chief has said the military is ready to defend the country if attacked as he visited the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the disputed Kashmir region.

“Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan’s armed forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of our motherland, but to take the fight back to the enemy if ever war is imposed on us,” Lieutenant General Asim Munir said on Saturday, according to a statement released by the military’s media wing.

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