ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP):Pakistan on Friday while reiterating its love for peace, resolved that it would spare no effort to resolutely thwart any aggressive Indian designs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Pakistan is a peace-loving country, we will spare no effort in resolutely thwarting any aggressive Indian designs, as was evident from Pakistan\u2019s swift response to India\u2019s Balakot misadventure in 2019, including the downing of Indian combat aircraft and capture of Indian Air Force pilot,\u201d Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson, in his weekly press briefing, said Pakistan had repeatedly drawn the attention of international community to India\u2019s sinister designs of staging \u201cfalse flag\u201d operations to implicate Pakistan and Kashmiris.<\/p>\n
Apprising the newsmen of situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, he said during last week, 10 innocent Kashmiris had been martyred in fake encounters and so-called \u201ccordon-and-search-operations\u201d.
\nIt is reprehensible that even mortal remains are not being returned to families, and proper burials are being denied, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cKashmiri youth are the main target of India\u2019s repression. We have strongly condemned the arrest of over 1400 Kashmiris on false charges in one of the biggest ever crackdowns in IIOJK. This is a serious concern for the international community,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
He said India had simultaneously stepped up its nefarious smear campaign against Pakistan and Kashmiris. For example, the baseless allegations of so-called \u2018infiltrations\u2019 across the LOC and fake arms recovery operations.
\nHe said India would be well advised to stop peddling falsehood, and change its behaviour that could otherwise further undermine regional peace and security.<\/p>\n
Referring to recent \u201cirresponsible and provocative\u201d statement reportedly made by Indian Home Minister threatening so-called \u201csurgical strikes\u201d, he said it demonstrated the BJP-RSS combine\u2019s propensity to stoke regional tensions for both ideological reasons and political expediency, based on enmity towards Pakistan.<\/p>\n
He said Pakistan continued to urge the international community to hold India accountable for its egregious human rights violations in IIOJK, and its persecution of minorities elsewhere.
\nHe welcomed the recent statements by the OIC General Secretariat on the treatment of Muslims in Assam, and the IPHRC\u2019s call for accountability for increasing Islamophobia, and systematic and targeted violence and mob attacks against Muslims in India.<\/p>\n
Regarding Afghanistan, he said the recent international engagements with Afghanistan were positive steps. The US-Taliban talks in Doha are important in that regard, he added.
\nOn its part, Pakistan stands with the people of Afghanistan. Over 900 Afghan students enrolled in Pakistan are being facilitated to travel to Pakistan to resume their studies.<\/p>\n
He also apprised media of President Arif Alvi\u2019s UAE visit to inaugurate the Pakistan Pavilion, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi\u2019s video statements at 6th Ministerial Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the High-Level Commemorative Meeting to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the ongoing celebration of establishment of 70 years of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and various countries, including China, Argentina, Spain, Germany and Thailand.<\/p>\n
About the visit of US Deputy Secretary of State to Pakistan, the spokesperson said it underscored the importance of long-standing relationship between Pakistan and the US.
\nHe said both the sides agreed to continue close communication and coordination on the situation in Afghanistan, security and counter-terrorism, trade and investment, climate change, economic cooperation, and regional connectivity.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond Afghanistan, our relationship is progressing in a healthy manner. We are focusing on building a stand-alone and comprehensive partnership that taps the inherent merits and benefits of a broad-based relationship between our two countries, which as you know, has also been mutually beneficial in the past and has helped advance our shared interests,\u201d he commented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP):Pakistan on Friday while reiterating its love for peace, resolved that it would spare no effort to resolutely thwart any aggressive Indian designs. \u201cWhile Pakistan is a peace-loving country, we will spare no effort in resolutely thwarting any aggressive Indian designs, as […]<\/p>\n
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