Pak terms Indian army's new doctrine 'absurd'

Karachi, Jan 4 (PTI) Pakistan on Monday described as
"absurd" and "irresponsible" Indian army's new doctrine which
includes scenarios such as a two-front simultaneous war with
both China and Pakistan.

"I will call it absurd ... and very irresponsible,"
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters
here. "I was very surprised when I read this in the media."
Qureshi's comments came in the wake of the Indian Army
officials' remarks that the doctrine, which is reviewed every
five years at the Army's Shimla-based Training Command, will
now include scenarios such as a two-front simultaneous war
with both China and Pakistan.
Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had also
said last week that his force was capable of defeating any
aggressive design or "cold start doctrine."
Without elaborating, Qureshi today said that Pakistan was
not under any pressure and "will not accept pressure."
"We want peace in the region and we want to normalise the
situation. We want the resumption of the composite dialogue."
Pakistan wants good relations with all its
neighbours, he said.
Qureshi claimed that the strained relations between India
and Pakistan are also having an impact on the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
"When relations between India and Pakistan improve, it
will have a good impact on SAARC. When dialogue between the
two countries is suspended, it affects SAARC.
"We have to see who is holding things up? Pakistan
wants to strengthen SAARC and make it a meaningful forum,"
Qureshi said.
He described the recent release of fishermen by both
sides as a positive development and said Pakistan had also
sought the revival of the Judicial Committee on Prisoners. PTI
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