ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday categorically rejected the Indian Army Chief’s fallacious comments made at a press conference, insinuating the presence of so-called “launch pads” and “training” camps across the Line of Control (LoC).
According to Indian publication Morning Express, the Indian army chief claimed the presence of “350 to 400 terrorists gathering at the border launch pads and training camps near LoC,” saying a “proxy war was ongoing from the Pakistan side”.
“There is nothing new about the Indian General’s unfounded allegations, as these are a part of the malicious anti-Pakistan propaganda being pedaled by the BJP-RSS combine at the helm in India,” the Foreign Office said in a statement on Thursday.
It further said the Indian government was driven by its belligerent and expansionist agenda embedded in the delusional notion of “Akhand Bharat”, which poses a grave threat to regional peace.
“The Indian army chief has made a desperate attempt at diverting global attention from India’s state-terrorism and egregious human rights violations, which continue unabated in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK),” it added.
The communique further said, “Pakistan calls on India to forthwith halt its tyranny in the IIOJK, renounce its campaign of Kashmiris’ persecution, and let them exercise their right to self-determination as promised to them under the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
“Pakistan is committed to pursue meaningful dialogue with India for peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir. The onus is, however, on India to create an enabling environment conducive for dialogue,” it concluded.
