Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M) visited Muzaffarabad on February 5, 2024. Later, the COAS visited troops deployed on the front lines along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Sarian Sector.

Upon arrival at the Jammu and Kashmir Monument in Muzaffarabad, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Prime Minister of AJK, and the Army Chief laid a floral wreath at the Martyrs' Monument, paying rich tribute to the supreme sacrifices of Shuhada. 
The leadership acknowledged that the fortitude, resilience, and unwavering faith of Kashmiris in the face of the unabated brutality of Indian occupation forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) had been exemplary. The brewing humanitarian and security crises in the IIOJK seriously threaten regional peace and stability. Pakistan will always stand with Kashmiris in their struggle for the inalienable right to self-determination in light of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. 

“India is attempting to change the demography of IIOJK through illegal administrative and unilaterally imposed draconian laws and security clampdowns. Such machinations cannot suppress the will and the yearning of the Kashmiri people to attain their legitimate objectives.”
The COAS was briefed about the latest situation along the LOC and appreciated the operational readiness, high morale, and effective response of troops to Indian ceasefire violations (CFVs). 
Addressing the troops, the COAS reiterated that any aggression or violation of the territorial sovereignty of Pakistan would be responded to with full national resolve and military might. 
“Pakistan Army is well versed with the full threat spectrum and is perpetually ready to respond effectively.”
The COAS also addressed the issue of Indian state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, highlighting its extension to the heinous targeting of individual Pakistani citizens on our soil. Such callous disregard for international law and norms in the international system was becoming a routine occurrence. India was now openly called out by many countries worldwide, exposing her sham credentials, the COAS concluded. Pakistan would continue to expose all such attempts and ensure the security of its citizens. 
Earlier on arrival, the COAS was received by Commander Rawalpindi Corps.