Rawalpindi: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Armed Forces General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has said that in the recent conflict with India, Pakistan relied on its own resources and did not seek any help from anywhere.
In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, General Sahir Shamshad said that everything that happened during the 96 hours of the conflict with India was done entirely by Pakistan itself.
Responding to a question about Pakistan receiving assistance from China, General Sahir Shamshad said that the tools used by Pakistan in the recent tense situation are certainly similar to those available to India.
He said that Pakistan has purchased some equipment from other countries, but apart from that, in real time, we relied solely on Pakistan’s internal capabilities; we did not receive any help from anywhere.
It should be noted that India, using the attack on the tourist destination of Pahalgam in occupied Kashmir as justification, first carried out water aggression against Pakistan and unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, and then between May 6 and 7, launched missiles at various areas of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, to which the Pakistani army responded forcefully.
On May 10, India once again launched missile attacks on Pakistan’s Nur Khan Air Base and Rahim Yar Khan Airport, to which Pakistan responded forcefully and launched Operation Banyan Marsus against India, in which it shot down 6 fighter jets, including 3 Indian Rafale jets, and destroyed several airfields and ammunition depots, including Adampur and Udhampur.
After Pakistan’s strong retaliation, India began to see its defeat, and India requested a ceasefire from the United States and other allies, after which a ceasefire was reached between the two countries.