FO strongly condemned Israel\u2019s ongoing military strikes in Gaza and Khan Younis.
\n Islamabad
\nPakistan on Thursday reiterated that India\u2019s fictitious narrative of victimhood could not hide its involvement in fomenting terrorism on Pakistan\u2019s soil and the state-sanctioned oppression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
\nForeign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, at his weekly press briefing, said that Indian involvement in fanning terrorism in Pakistan and destabilising Balochistan was clear.
\nReferring to Indian involvement in global assassination plots, he said that not only in Pakistan, India had been sponsoring such unlawful activities in the entire region.
\n\u201cInstead of blaming others, India should reflect on its own record of orchestrating targeted assassinations, subversion and terrorism in foreign territories,\u201d he remarked and pointed out that India had not condemned the recent attack on Jaffar Express in Balochistan.
\nUnwarranted assertions over IIOJK
\nThe spokesperson said that Pakistan was alarmed over the increased frequency of Indian leadership\u2019s unwarranted assertions about Jammu and Kashmir.
\nHe said it was India that took Jammu and Kashmir issue to the United Nations in 1948 so it had no right to blame the Security Council and its erstwhile members for the resolutions that were subsequently adopted.
\n\u201cRepetition of baseless claims cannot deny the fact that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognised disputed territory whose final status is to be determined by its people through a UN-supervised plebiscite, as stipulated in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.\u201d
\nKhan said that a peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiri people, was essential for a lasting peace in South Asia.
\nReiterating Pakistan\u2019s advocacy of constructive engagement and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues, including the core dispute of Jammu and Kashmir, he said peace and stability in South Asia had remained hostage to India\u2019s rigid approach and hegemonic ambitions.
\n\u201cThe anti-Pakistan narrative, emanating from India, vitiates the bilateral environment and impedes the prospects for peace and cooperation. It must stop,\u201d he remarked.
\nPM\u2019s visit
\nApprising the media of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, he said that both leaders had productive discussion on ways to further strengthen Pakistan-Saudi Arabia ties in trade, investment, energy & security.
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz thanked MBS for the Kingdom\u2019s consistent support to Pakistan.
\nHe said that Pakistan welcomed the signing of the treaty on delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, marking the end of a protracted border dispute.
\n\u201cWe firmly believe that this significant turn of events will open up new possibilities of cooperation and advancement in the region,\u201d he added.
\nTorkham border reopening
\nThe spokesperson told the media that the deadline for the deportation of illegal foreign nationals was unchanged and reiterated Pakistan\u2019s call for Afghan authorities to act against TTP and Daesh-K involved in carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan.
\nHe told the media that the Torkham border had been reopened till April 15 as efforts would continue to seek a permanent solution to the issue in the meantime.
\nRegarding the inclusion of Pakistani nationals in certain visa restriction categories, the Foreign Office spokesperson said that both the State Department and Foreign Office had refuted the speculative reports on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FO strongly condemned Israel\u2019s ongoing military strikes in Gaza and Khan Younis. Islamabad Pakistan on Thursday reiterated that India\u2019s fictitious narrative of victimhood could not hide its involvement in fomenting terrorism on Pakistan\u2019s soil and the state-sanctioned oppression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, at his weekly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-468263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n