NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, in aninterview to an Indian media outlet on Wednesday, declined to hold Pakistanresponsible for Pulwama incident without prior evidence.
Al-Jubeir – who is a part of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman’s delegationpresently in India – dismissed the Indian allegations of Pakistan’sinvolvement in the incident and said that “how can we blame them [Pakistan]if we do not have sufficient evidence before us”.
When asked about rising tension between Pakistan and India, he said that“terrorism is a mutual threat [to India and Pakistan] and [we hope that]both the countries will work together to eliminate it”.
Following his much-hyped visit to Pakistan, the Saudi prince is presentlyin India as part of a comprehensive Asia tour which aims to open neweconomic doors to lessen the Kingdom’s dependence on a crude oil-basedeconomy.
Relations between Pakistan and India have touched a new low after over 40paramilitary personnel were killed in Kashmir’s Pulwama district by asuicide bomber.
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The car bomb attack considered the worst ever on security personnel in thestate, was reportedly claimed by militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad andcarried out by a 20-year-old Kashmiri man.
India held Pakistan responsible for the bombing soon after the attack andwithdrew its ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status. Pakistan denies all the charges.
