Weeks after the two neighbors had their deadliest fight in decades, Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the ceasefire with India but issued a warning against normalizing the arbitrary use of force.
Dar stated that Pakistan is still totally committed to the regional ceasefire and a balanced security environment while speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tianjin, China.
But he warned that if coercion and aggression were permitted to become commonplace instruments of statecraft, peace would not be possible.
“Pakistan is still committed to the ceasefire and the development of a stable regional balance today,” Dar stated. “However, we cannot accept the normalization of the arbitrary use of force.”
