Islamabad: Pakistan had hit back the charges of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “proxy-war” and claimed it “baseless rhetoric”. Pakistan said that both countries should focus on resolving issues instead of engaging in blame game.
Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said, “The press reports of Indian accusations, at the highest political level, are most unfortunate, especially as the leadership of Pakistan wishes to establish good neighborly relations with India.”
A statement released which states, “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to India in May was in this spirit and generated a fresh momentum in the bilateral relationship.”
Notify that PM Narendra Modi had accused Pakistan of indulging in a proxy war against India on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Modi, in his address to the Army and Air Force troops on his maiden trip to Leh on Tuesday, had said, “It is unfortunate that our neighbour’s attitude … they have lost the power to fight a war but they use proxy war. There has been a process of killing innocent people through this proxy war.”
Commenting on Prime Minister Modi’s address, the foreign office termed the remarks as “baseless rhetoric”.
The statement claimed, “With reference to news reports attributed to Prime Minister Modi repeating the baseless rhetoric against Pakistan regarding terrorism, the Spokesperson (Tasnim Khan) recalled that Pakistan has consistently condemned terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations.”
Bureau Report
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