Pakistan strongly condemns the unwarranted, gratuitous, and provocative comments, FO spokesperson says
\nnews desk
\nIslamabad
\nThe Foreign Office on Monday censured Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for levelling unfounded allegations in the context of terrorism and hurling threats against Pakistan.
\n\u201cPakistan strongly condemns the unwarranted, gratuitous, and provocative comments. It is the BJP\u2019s special forte to misrepresent history, resort to revisionism and delusional thinking, and indulge in false bravado,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said in a statement.
\nSuch discourse is particularly evident whenever elections in key states in India are approaching, while the timing of the defence minister\u2019s provocative rhetoric is, therefore, not surprising, the spokesperson said.
\n\u201cAs the BJP-RSS combine is desperate to win elections in Uttar Pradesh and other states, typically inciting hyper-nationalism and seeking to advance the extremist \u2018Hindutva\u2019 agenda,\u201d he said.
\nThe defence minister\u2019s chest-thumping and war-mongering is nothing but further evidence of India\u2019s irresponsible behaviour and its relentless belligerence towards Pakistan, the spokesperson said.
\nAdvice to BJP leaders
\nOn the issue of terrorism, the spokesperson said the international community is well aware of how the Hindutva-inspired regime in India is carrying out state-terrorism against the Kashmiris in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK).
\n\u201cIn November last year, Pakistan also presented a comprehensive dossier with irrefutable evidence of the Indian government\u2019s planning, aiding, abetting, financing, and executing terrorist activities in Pakistan,\u201d Iftikhar said. The world is aware that Pakistan is fully capable of thwarting India\u2019s aggressive designs, he said, adding that we have demonstrated our resolve and capability in this regard, including in the recent past.
\n\u201cThe BJP leaders will be well-advised to desist from any ill-conceived misadventure and also stop dragging Pakistan in India\u2019s domestic politics for electoral gains,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Indian defence minister, while speaking at an event on December 12, had said: \u201c[Pakistan] wants to break India by promoting terrorism and other anti-India activities. Indian forces foiled their plans in 1971 and now work is going on to eliminate the roots of terrorism by our brave forces. We have won in the direct war, and will achieve victory in the proxy was as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan strongly condemns the unwarranted, gratuitous, and provocative comments, FO spokesperson says news desk Islamabad The Foreign Office on Monday censured Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for levelling unfounded allegations in the context of terrorism and hurling threats against Pakistan. \u201cPakistan strongly condemns the unwarranted, gratuitous, and provocative comments. It is the BJP\u2019s special forte […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1642,554,195,20],"class_list":{"0":"post-232658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-defence-minister","9":"tag-foreign-office","10":"tag-india","11":"tag-pakistan"},"yoast_head":"\n