“Pakistan recognises no red lines in conduct of its own diplomacy”.
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He said most of the UN Security Council members had already been taken onboard on the continued violation of human rights in Indian-held Kashmir.
Pakistan vociferously condemned Modi’s statements on Balochistan, GB and Kashmir and maintains that his statements revealed role of RAW in Balochistan.
Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said terrorism was the main issue between India and Pakistan and making it “difficult” to better their ties. First, we have to create confidence in Kashmir, be it India-occupied Kashmir or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
On Monday, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale was handed over an invitation addressed to Jaishankar to visit Pakistan “for talks on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute that has been the main bone of contention between India and Pakistan”.
Speaking to newspersons, Singh said he had sarcastically called the world’s most wanted terrorist Osama ji as he had been living safely near Pakistan’s military establishment and was thus respectable for that country.
“Balochistan is an integral part of a democratic Pakistan and follies of a dictator can not empower the Indian Prime Minister to speak on our internal issues”, he said.
But Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria said his country has no objection if the United Nations wants to send any team.
Pakistan has all along said that India was fanning turmoil in its insurgency-hit province of Balochistan.
“The Prime Minister strongly pleaded the case of Kashmir during General Assembly session past year and we will again forcefully raise the issue”, Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria had said earlier today.
“Narendra Modi’s remarks, repeated during his speech on Aug 15, unnecessarily dragging Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir into the debate, have not helped matters on the bilateral front, or in addressing the unrest in held Kashmir”, the Dawn said on Thursday (Aug 18).
“Boosting trust among Kashmiris, whether they belong to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir or India-occupied Kashmir, is possible only through dialogue”, he said.
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The olive branch comes after 40 days of violent protests in Indian-ruled Kashmir that were sparked by the killing by security forces of a field commander of Pakistan-based Islamic militant group Hizbul Mujahideen who enjoyed wide support.
