ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged theinternational community to take notice of the Indian government’s dangeroussteps which are playing havoc with peace in the region.
The minister in a statement cautioned that India can resort to a false flagoperation to divert attention from ongoing protests against thecontroversial Citizenship Act in the neighbouring country.
He said the Pakistan Army gave a befitting response to unprovoked firing byIndian forces along the LoC, which reportedly inflicted a large number ofcasualties on them as their posts were targeted.
FM Qureshi said all minorities, particularly Muslims, in India have beenprotesting against the discriminatory citizenship law. He said he hadinformed UN Security Council about apprehensions and possible threats inhis letter on 12th of this month.
Earlier, on Dec 21, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) hadclarified no “major exchange of fire in Kiran or Neelum valley as beingpropagated by Indian Media” had taken place.
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In a tweet on the micro-blogging site, the DG ISPR Major General AsifGhafoor said that intermittent ceasefire violations (CFVs) by Indian armycontinue along the Line of Control (LoC) and are befittingly responded.
He further said that in response to the violations in Dewa Sector, thereare reports of damage to Indian posts and heavy casualties of Indiansoldiers.
