Pakistan rejects India’s baseless allegations, preposterous claims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected baseless Indian allegations of ‘infiltration attempts’ and unfounded claims of targeting of ‘launching pads’ across the Line of Control (LoC), ARY News reported.

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui also rejected the provocative statements of the Indian defence minister, including his recent preposterous claim that “we are dominating the enemy….”

She said that India was repeating allegations to divert world’s attention from its state-terrorism and grave human rights violations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJ&K).

India also seeks to use these allegations as a pretext for “false flag” operation. Pakistan has been continuously sensitizing the international community about such an eventuality and urging India to desist from any ill-considered action, read the statement.

India’s belligerence continues to imperil peace in the region. In 2020 alone, India has committed 882 ceasefire violations and deliberately targeted innocent civilians living close to the LoC in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

The statement further said at the same time, in the garb of so-called cordon-and-search operations, the Indian occupation forces in occupied Kashmir have been particularly targeting the Kashmiri youth.

In April alone, 29 innocent Kashmiris have been martyred, including 7 since the onset of the holy month of Ramazan. Besides, the harassment and intimidation of Kashmiri journalists has further intensified under the notorious “Unlawful Activities Prevention Act” (UAPA), while the Indian occupation forces continue to operate with complete impunity covered under draconian laws such as PSA and AFSPA.

On the other hand, continued communications restrictions and lack of unfettered access to medical and other essential supplies are compounding the COVID-19 situation for the Kashmiris in the held valley.

In parallel, India has sought to take advantage of the world’s preoccupation with COVID-19 to further push its ‘Hindutva’ agenda in occupied Kashmir.

The spokesperson said, the changes in the domicile rules represent another opportunistic move by the RSS-BJP dispensation to advance their sinister aim of effecting a demographic change in the occupied territory.

Pakistan and the Kashmiris have firmly rejected these Indian machinations in the past and will continue to do so in the future, she said and added, “Our immediate and effective response to India’s Balakot misadventure clearly demonstrated Pakistan’s will, capacity and preparedness.

India should not underestimate the resolve of the people and the armed forces of Pakistan to thwart any aggressive design.

Pakistan will continue to extend its full moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in the UNSC resolutions, read the statement.