LAHORE MIRROR — Director General ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan is committed to a negotiated and peaceful outcome of the Iran-US conflict and is acting as an “honest broker” while mediating between the United States and Iran, reiterating the commitment to a “negotiated and peaceful” outcome.
In an interview with CNN, he said Pakistan has been and will continue to do whatever is possible and necessary so that the differences and gaps narrow down and there is a negotiated and peaceful outcome of this conflict.
The DG ISPR said Pakistan wants that this conflict should not expand horizontally or vertically. He said Pakistan has been a very honest broker. He said we have a stake in regional peace and stability.
Responding to a question, the DG ISPR said Pakistan’s forces have been there in Saudi Arabia for decades with multiple capabilities and domains. He said the Makkah Alliance is not something that has come out of a vacuum, emphasizing that there is a sustained diplomatic, political, military and people-to-people relationship between Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye. He said the Makkah Accord, its actualization and whatever effects it achieves will be purely defensive.
The DG ISPR said all three countries have potent military, diplomatic, and other capabilities. He said the objective of this alliance is not to start labelling enemies and friends, stressing that the objective is the defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Harmain Sharifian and that will be done.
