ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said India’sentire move to malign Pakistan ‘boomeranged’ after it failed to proveinvolvement of Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar with Pulwama incidentand Kashmir movement.
“India’s irresponsible finger-pointing at Pakistan soon after Pulwamaincident has been widely exposed at international level,” the ForeignMinister told reporters in response to a question on the recent listing ofMasood Azhar, during his visit to Sri Lankan High Commission to offercondolences over loss of lives in terror attacks in Sri Lanka.
The Foreign Minister said India’s incumbent Bharatia Janta Party’sgovernment faced a major setback in its attempt to misuse a terroristattack against Pakistan for political gains.
He pointed that Indian media lambasted the government for its diplomaticfailure in routing the resolution through UN Security Council, bypassingthe technical sessions of the Sanctions Committee.
On reports of China establishing military bases in countries included inBelt and Road (BRI) project, Qureshi said the initiative was purely relatedto economic cooperation, regional connectivity and poverty alleviation.
He said Pakistan would continue to cooperate with China for timelycompletion of development projects for the prosperity of country and theregion.
The Foreign Minister expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in aseries of terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, saying theheinous acts were aimed at damaging the inter-faith harmony in the country.
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He said Pakistan condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestationsand assured of his government’s unwavering support to Sri Lanka in copingwith the challenges of terrorism.
Qureshi said he would visit Sri Lanka after Ramazan, which earlier wasscheduled for May 2 and was postponed following the untoward incident.
He said he would also meet the bereaved families at churches who had losttheir loved ones in terror attacks.
Sri Lankan High Commissioner Noordin Mohamed Shaheid said the situation inSri Lanka was currently under control and the probe was underway to nab theculprits.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Qureshi penned in his remarks in the condolencebook placed at the Sri Lankan High Commission, expressing completesolidarity of the people and the Government of Pakistan with Sri Lankanpeople.
