PESHAWAR
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and senior lawyer Moazzam Butt on Friday lauded the Pakistani media for its responsible role during the current wave of tensions between Pakistan and India, contrasting it with what he called the “highly irresponsible” conduct of Indian media.
Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club (PPC), Butt said, “The Pakistani media deserves congratulations for upholding journalistic ethics during this critical time, unlike Indian media which has compromised professionalism and credibility at every level.”
Referring to recent allegations by Indian officials against Pakistan, PTI leader described them as “entirely baseless” and said India was fabricating narratives to divert attention from internal issues.
“If India thinks Pakistan can be treated like the Gaza Strip, it is a grave miscalculation,” he said, adding that even Indian citizens are beginning to question the legitimacy of the recent incident in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
He cited reports claiming that when the attack occurred, injured individuals tried contacting Indian security forces, but help was deliberately delayed.
“The families of the victims protested, saying security forces told them: ‘Let them die first, then we’ll come.’ Just 10 minutes later, an FIR was filed, and Pakistan was blamed,” Butt claimed.
He urged the Pakistani government to take a firm stance, including reconsidering the Simla Agreement. “We should speak to the guarantors of the agreement. The time has come to act boldly as the world was now seeing through the drama that was staged in Pahalgam,” he added.
Butt emphasized that the people of Pakistan, particularly from KP, stand united with the Pakistan Army.
“We will not back down at any stage. Historically, the people of KP were the first to sacrifice for the freedom of Kashmir,” he said.
While Pakistan continues to play a responsible and peace-oriented role, the Modi government’s policies were pushing the region toward further instability, he added.
