Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf said the recent missile “misfire” from India has proved that India is “an irresponsible state with nuclear weapons” and the threat it posed to regional security must remain an issue of international concern.
He said that the world has “beginning to recognize Pakistan’s long-standing concern” about India’s nuclear capabilities, expressing the hope that Islamabad Declaration adopted at the recent 48th OIC Summit would lead to growing calls for India’s accountability.
Foreign dignitaries attending the 48th session of OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers had expressed concern over an Indian missile striking a building in Pakistani territory on 9 March 22 and put their weight behind Islamabad’s demand for a joint probe to accurately establish facts. NSA said that foreign ministers at the OIC moot, too, had underscored the “threat to the region’s security due to India’s recent missile launch into Pakistan”.
NSA added that naturally, countries “reportedly looking to buy Indian missiles and other equipment are having second thoughts”. Yusuf emphasized that the “missile misfire from India must remain an issue of international concern”. He said, “Indian attempts to brush it off cannot mask the gravity of the episode,”, dubbing the “lack of Indian response to Pakistan’s call for joint investigation and lack of Indian information about India’s so-called internal inquiry” a “wakeup call” for the international community. This reflects the mindset of the Modi’s regime and the character of the Indian state today.
Yusuf further said that Pakistan would “continue to sensitize international opinion on the dangers of India’s nuclear programme and will continue efforts to ensure strategic stability while defeating aggression at all costs”. Web Desk
