Pakistan Foreign Office has vehemently denounced “irresponsible, spurious and totally false allegations” against Pakistan by the Indian army chief — General MM Naravane, reports RadioPakistan.
“These baseless Indian allegations are patently designed to divert global and domestic attention from India’s state-terrorism and egregious human rights violations, and clamping of fundamental freedoms in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, particularly post August 5, 2019,” said the Pakistan Foreign Office in a statement.
Earlier, Indian army chief General MM Naravane asserted that while India was busy “not only helping our own citizens but the rest of the world by sending medical teams and exporting medicines” during the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan was only “exporting terror”.
General MM Naravane has strongly critisized relentless ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. “It is very unfortunate that at a time when the whole world and India is fighting the menace of this pandemic, our neighbour continues to foment trouble for us,” Naravane was quoted as saying.
The Pakistan FO reminded that the Indian security forces this year alone have committed over 765 ceasefire violations resulting in the killing of 3 civilians as well as serious injuries to 54 people. The FO spokesperson urged New Delhi to respect the 2003 ceasefire pact and maintain peace along the line of control.
Earlier, as the EurAsian Times reported, Kashmiri civilians across both sides of the lines-of-control (LOC) continue to face the brunt of cross border artillery fire killing scores of innocent civilians. Both nations have consistently accused each other of ceasefire violations.
