RAWALPINDI, Dec 28 (INP): Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that India does not want Pakistan to succeed in the war against terrorism and had increased ceasefire violations across the Line of Control (LoC) in 2017. “Fifty-two civilians were martyred and 254 injured [in the 1,813 violations],” Maj Gen Ghafoor said during a briefing to the press on Thursday. The military spokesman said India had falsely claimed on December 25 that their soldiers had entered Pakistan and killed our soldiers. Maj Gen Ghafoor stressed this was propaganda being created by India for their audience to divert focus from the effective struggle they were facing for Kashmir’s freedom. “While our political, diplomatic and moral support continues and will continue for just struggle of our Kashmir brothers, you cannot lure us into unprofessional undertakings to reinforce your beaten narrative of our physical interference in occupied Kashmir.” Maj General Ghafoor added the “US needs to check India's anti-Pakistan role not only from inside Afghanistan but along the line of control and working boundary.” According to Major General Ghafoor, only engagement based on trust and cooperation will take us forward not coercion. “We have done enough and cannot do more for anyone except Pakistan”, said the DG ISPR. According to the army’s spokesperson, there is no organized structure of any terror outfit any more in Pakistan. He added if there are any facilitators of terrorists in Pakistan, the issue can only be addressed by sending back the Afghan refugees. He was of the view that Afghan cooperation was needed for that. He said that the army has begun fencing of the border with Afghanistan while additional FC wings are also operational. “What else can we do?” he asked. “It is time for the United States and Afghanistan to do more instead of asking Pakistan to do more.” He said the US should check on the anti-Pakistan Indian role not only through Afghanistan but also carried out through ceasefire violations on part of India. Ghafoor said, “We are not fighting the war on terror for money, adding that we can work with friends but can’t compromise on our self-respect and honor. “No amount of coercion can work.” “Pakistan is a responsible state,” he said. “India earlier staged the surgical strikes drama.” He said India had been spreading false propaganda and Pakistan will not react to such false lies anymore. Regarding Balochistan, he said the army had been making concerted efforts for peace. “We have been working for peace in Balochistan but due to terrorism it could not be done to the extent that was needed,” he added. He said the army had initiated a “Khush-Haal Balochistan” programme, whose aim is to provide socio-economic opportunities to the Baloch people. He identified four objectives of the programmes asEnhancing development work in Balochistan; provision of security by the armed forces; handling terrorist and handling nationalists working on foreign agenda. The army spokesperson also talked about Karachi and the ongoing operation. “As compared to 2013, Karachi is much peaceful now and law and order has improved,” he said. He added that terrorist incidents, targeted killings and kidnappings have reduced in the city. According to him, street crime will reduce when the police act effectively. “Coordination of Rangers and police needs to be further improved,” he said. Talking about relations with Iran, he said the country has agreed to fence the border on their part as well. “As for the Shia people who go to Iran for ziarat, we have had discussions with Iran for facilities for them and how border routes can be opened for them,” he said. Talking about Operation Raddul Fasaad, he said that numerous intelligence-based operations (IPOs) were carried out across the country. He said IPOs’ details are not shared with media but their number is huge. “Thousands of IPOs have been carried out and have yielded results,” he added. Furthermore, he said 96 percent of internally displaced people (IDPs) have been rehabilitated after successful operations. “The remaining 4 percent perhaps don’t want to go back,” he maintained. INP/AK