ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has given a strong and stern message to Indiathrough diplomatic channels.

Pakistan made it clear to India that it would not replace Foreign MinisterShah Mehmood Qureshi on the whim of New Delhi, officials said.

Senior officials at foreign ministry told The Nation that India wascontacted through diplomatic channels after some controversial tweets fromthe Indian ministers and urged not to ‘cross limits’.

One official said: “Telling us to remove or appoint a minister is notIndia’s job. They are issuing strange statements and we have pointed thatout.” He said that the Indian side had been asked not to createcontroversies amid Pakistan’s peace efforts as ‘we will not replace the FMor act against any minister on anyone’s whim.”

Another official said that Pakistan had also highlighted the negativeremarks about Kartarpur corridor by the Indian media and extremist elements.

On Sunday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan decidedto open the Kartarpura corridor in view of longstanding desire of the Sikhcommunity. “We have taken this historic initiative in good faith and willcarry it forward in the same spirit,” he said.