Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt .Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, in an interview with RT Arabic has said that Pakistan is not a violent nation and our country’s top priority is peace, referring to recent violent clash between Pakistan and India.

He also said that sensible powers like the United States of America understand the spirit of the Pakistani people.

“We desire peace and stability, so we said, why not? to the ceasefire” the military spokesman was quoted as saying by PTV News.

He also lauded the efforts of diplomats and the foreign office in the interview.

During his conversation reported by PTV News, Lt Gen Chaudhry emphasised that to understand the Pak-India tensions, it was “essential to look into its background”.

The DG ISPR reiterated the military’s stance that India was “sponsoring terrorism in this region, particularly in Pakistan”.

“India is the real sponsor of ongoing terrorism in Pakistan, whether it is the khawarij or terrorist groups active in Balochistan,” Lt. Gen. Chaudhry said, referring to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).