Overview
- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir led the 272nd Corps Commanders’ Conference, paying tribute to 11 soldiers killed in an intelligence-based operation in Orakzai.
- The army said the Orakzai clash targeted what it termed the India-backed Fitna al-Khwarij group and reported 19 militants neutralized.
- Commanders warned that Indian leaders’ talk of a “new normal” would be met with a “swift and decisive response” to any aggression.
- The forum pledged expanded counterterrorism against alleged Indian-backed networks, naming Fitna al-Khwarij and Fitna al-Hindustan, and cautioned against a nexus of terrorism, crime and political patronage.
- Military leaders welcomed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia to strengthen joint response capabilities and reiterated support for Kashmiri self-determination and a two-state solution for Palestine.