ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has categorically declared thatPakistan will retaliate with full force in case of any aggression by Indiaover the Pulwama incident.
Addressing the nation on the state media this afternoon, he said the Indianleadership must realize that it is easy to trigger a war but it wouldcertainly be not in any one’s control to end it as per his desire. He saidthey should also note that where such a provocation will take the twocountries and the region.
The Prime Minister however hoped that better sense will prevail in Indiaand they will come to the negotiating table to sort out the matter throughdialogue.
Imran Khan questioned as to what law of the world grants a right to anyperson or country to act as a judge, jury and executioner in any suchincident.
The Prime Minister also took serious exception of the ongoing rhetoricamong the Indian leadership and society stressing for a military strikeagainst Pakistan.
Imran Khan regretted that the Indian government started Pakistan bashingsoon after the Pulwama incident without any investigation. He said as tohow Pakistan can even think of engaging itself in any such unwarrantedsituation, when it was hosting Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad BinSalman in Islamabad.
The Prime Minister said he wanted to respond to the Indian propagandaagainst Pakistan soon after the Pulwama incident but he could not do so dueto his pre-occupation vis-a-vis all important visit of the Saudi CrownPrince and the Business Conference.
He said Indian leadership must keep in mind that now it is a new Pakistanwith a new mindset and new leadership that believes in resolving all thechronic issues through dialogue. He invited the Indian leadership toprovide any actionable evidence about the Pulwama incident and Pakistanwill take action as per its own laws.
The Prime Minister said we will do it not under any pressure but with aconviction that we will neither allow anyone to use our land forterrorism nor allow anyone to commit terrorism against us.
He said Pakistan has sacrificed over seventy thousand lives and borne thebrunt of one hundred billion dollars of losses in the war against terrorism.
Imran Khan said India always places precondition of holding talks withPakistan with terrorism one of the subjects. He said we are ready to holdtalks on this issue as Pakistan desires elimination of this menace from theregion.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan however said that in the meantime there shouldalso be a new thinking and introspection in India about the Kashmir issue.The Indian leadership must understand as to why the Kashmiri youth havegone to the last resort of sacrificing their lives for the sake of theirright to self-determination. He said there is no military solution to thisissue likes that of Afghanistan. He said how India can think of resolvingthe Kashmir dispute through a one dimensional military approach which hasalways met failures.
He said Afghanistan is facing internal strife over the last seventeen yearsand the international coalition led by the US has not been able to resolvethis conflict militarily.
The Prime Minister said the entire world is now acknowledging Pakistan’sviewpoint on Afghanistan that the solution to this festering conflict liesonly in political settlement through negotiations.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, however, said that there should also be a newthinking and introspection in India about the Kashmir issue.
The Indian leadership must understand as to why the Kashmiri youth havegone to the last resort of sacrificing their lives for the sake of theirright to self-determination.
The Prime Minister said there is no military solution to Kashmir issue likethat of Afghanistan. He questioned as to how India can think of resolvingthe Kashmir dispute through a one dimensional military approach which hasalways met failures.
He said Afghanistan is facing internal strife over the last seventeenyears, and the US-led international coalition has not been able to resolvethis conflict militarily.
The Prime Minister said the entire world is now acknowledging Pakistan’sviewpoint on Afghanistan that the solution to this festering conflict liesonly in political settlement through negotiations.
