Islamabad: Pakistan said peace in South Asia had become hostage to India’s hegemonic designs that included terrorist activities inside Pakistan and the unabated hostilities carried out in the Occupied Kashmir.
In a weekly press briefing, Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch termed India’s hegemonic policies as an “impediment to regional cooperation” and peace in South Asia.
It has stated that peace in South Asia had become hostage to India’s hegemonic designs that included terrorist activities inside Pakistan and the unabated hostilities carried out in the Occupied Kashmir.
The spokesperson strongly rejected the recent statement of Indian External Affairs Ministry that raised objection over the visit of SG of the OIC Hissein Brahim Taha to AJK, calling him a “mouthpiece of Pakistan”.
She stressed that the remarks reflect “callousness and disregard” towards inter-state relations and are against the concept of mutual respect. She emphasized, New Delhi should pay heed to the state terrorism in the occupied valley and take steps for the implementation of the UNSC resolutions. She added, Jammu & Kashmir dispute is one of the oldest on the UN’s agenda that remained unresolved due to India’s negative approach.
The spokesperson added, OIC Secretary-General’s visit to AJK carried special significance as it came three years after India’s illegal and unilateral actions in IIOJK.
The OIC head will share his findings in the next Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting. “The international community should join hands to bring an end to the suppression of the people of Indian Administered Kashmir and the violations of their human rights,” she said.
On India’s involvement in terrorist activities inside Pakistan, she said an investigation by law enforcement agencies with the support of international counterparts found concrete evidence that the “masterminds, financiers and the facilitators of Lahore terrorist attack were Indian nationals and were located in India”.
Pakistan has initiated international legal proceedings including Interpol and Mutual Legal Assistance processes to bring those responsible to justice.
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