ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reminded India that bluster, belligerence andpursuit of expedient standards to suit internal political interests is bothdelusional and counterproductive.
Responding to media queries on absurd claims made by spokesperson of theIndian Ministry of External Affairs about Foreign Secretary’s briefing tothe diplomatic corps, the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Mohammad Faisalsaid India must come out of the denial mode, end state repression againstKashmiri youth, address widespread alienation in Occupied Kashmir andpursue the path of dialogue.
He said Pakistan had rejected Indian allegations because these were madewithin a short time from the attack and without carrying out anyinvestigations. These knee-jerk and pre-conceived accusations werenevertheless consistent with well-rehearsed tactics from Indian playbookafter such incidents in the past.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said Jaish-e-Mohammed remains a proscribedentity in Pakistan since 2002 and the country is implementing itsobligations on sanctions implementation.
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As for Indian assertions about “JeM claims of responsibility” and purported”video of the attacker”, the Spokesperson questioned the selective andself-serving standards that India adhered to in this respect. TheSpokesperson drew attention to the clear dichotomy in Indian position. Onthe one hand, India accepted the unverified social media content as “goldstandard”. In contrast, India chose denial when confronted with voluntaryconfessions and acceptance of responsibility by its serving Naval commanderJadev for perpetrating terrorist violence in Pakistan.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said India needs to introspect and respondto questions about its security and intelligence lapses that led to thisattack. India also owes an explanation on reports of Adil Ahmed Dar’sarrest and custody since 2017.
