Disinformation and destabilisation part of Indian policy against Pakistan, says Senator
Mushahid Hussain Syed addresses a conference titled Disinformation as a Tool of Strategic Warfare organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) in Islamabad on February 23, 2021. PHOTO: EXPRESS/Rizwan Shehzad
ISLAMABAD:
Chairman of Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that India has a clear policy against Pakistan, in which disinformation and destabilisation are key components and the country needs to establish a joint cyber inter-services command to counter New Delhi s hybrid tactics.
Addressing a seminar titled Disinformation as a Tool of Strategic Warfare organised by the Institute of Regional Studies in Islamabad, Sayed stressed the need for clarity regarding the said policy to respond effectively.
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Pakistan today has a “strategic space” due to various new geo-political developments and this space must be utilized to promote “maritime diplomacy” – already successfully practiced by the Pakistan Navy through the 45-nation AMAN 2021 exercise that opened on Feb 13.
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