The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday slammed remarks by India\u2019s Minister for External Affairs Subhramanyam Jaishankar regarding how India had the \u201cright to strike Pakistan\u201d, stating that New Delhi\u2019s \u201cbellicose punchlines\u201d showed its \u201csheer frustration following an unsuccessful military adventure\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Indian minister\u2019s comments come in the wake of a four-day military conflict between the nuclear powers last month.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Brussels on Tuesday, Jaishankar said when India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained that \u2018Operation Sindoor\u2019 was not over, it was a clear message that \u201cwe reserve the right to go after terrorists anytime, anywhere if they have done harm to us\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to the FO statement, Pakistan rejected Jaishankar\u2019s comments, stating that top diplomats should aim to promote peace and harmony rather than producing \u201cbellicose punchlines\u201d. Criticising his conduct, the FO said the tone and tenor of a foreign minister \u201cshould be commensurate with his dignified status\u201d.<\/p>\n
The FO further said: \u201cFor the last several years, India has been engaged in a malicious campaign to mislead the international community through a fictitious narrative of victimhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, India\u2019s continued anti-Pakistan diatribe cannot hide its sponsorship of terrorism beyond its borders, nor can it cover up the state-sanctioned oppression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n
It added that instead of pointing fingers at others, India should \u201cintrospect on its own involvement in terrorism, subversion and targeted assassinations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reiterating that Pakistan believed in peaceful coexistence, the FO urged India to \u201cstop concocting narratives\u201d to justify its aggressive actions in the wake of the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe narrative emerging from India betrays sheer frustration, following an unsuccessful military adventure against Pakistan,\u201d the FO said. \u201cIndian leaders would be well-advised to improve the standard of their discourse and discard their obsession with Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FO stated that while Pakistan pursued peace, it would defend its sovereignty against aggression such as that by India last month.<\/p>\n
\u201cHistory will judge not by who shouted the loudest, but by who acted the wisest,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n
A day prior, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman termed India a \u201cbelligerent power spinning out of control\u201d in response to Jaishankar\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cPakistan cannot be responsible for every attack in India, which is home to a dozen insurgencies,\u201d she said, adding that \u201cno lessons seem to have been learnt from the encounter with Pakistan, and no evidence provided\u201d.<\/p>\n
Pakistan and India have been at odds since the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir, which saw the killing of 26 tourists. New Delhi, without any evidence, blamed Islamabad for the attack, while the latter strongly denied the claims and offered a neutral probe. The two nations then fought a four-day conflict before the US brokered a ceasefire on May 10.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Pakis\u00adtan launched a broad-based engagement campaign to present its perspective on the recent conflict with India to the world and counter New Delhi\u2019s unproven allegations. As part of its global outreach, a delegation \u2014 including Rehman \u2014 has visited the United States, is currently in London and will also head to Brussels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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