Absence of conflict resolution could result in destructive escalation: Pak's top military General
General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), made the remarks at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence forum, in Singapore on Saturday evening, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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