Foreign Secretary has underlined that as far as terrorism is concerned, not just India but the larger region is acutely that Pakistan is actually a prime perpetrator.
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In an event which could leave Pakistan red-faced, Baloch people in Leipzig, Germany today raised Indian flag and protested against the country.
In the letter, the Foreign Secretary hoped that the government of Pakistan will reconsider its approach and show sincerity towards promoting good neighbourliness and peaceful co-existence.
Islamabad has also conveyed concerns to the United States for its decision not to pay Pakistan $300 million in military reimbursements for failing to take indiscriminate action against all terrorist groups.
AFTER several months, something positive has emerged from Washington as the United States held out a categorical assurance to Pakistan that it did not support independence for Balochistan.
Recently, Bangladesh also pointed a finger at Pakistan for involvement of its Inter Services Intelligence in the Holy Bakery terror attack on 1 July.
Pakistanis should speak up for Baloch people who are facing mass “oppression and injustice” from the establishment otherwise the worldwide community will start speaking up for them, a former top Pakistani diplomat warned today.
Pakistan has also called for putting an immediate end to the human rights violations against the innocent people of J&K and for providing medical facilities to the injured, including the permission for doctors and paramedics to travel.. “He regretted the refusal from the Indian side in response to Pakistan’s proposal for talks on Jammu and Kashmir dispute”, the report said.
“India continues to maintain that it is incumbent upon Pakistan to extradite this global terrorist to whom they have provided sanctuary for a very long period of time to face justice for his many crimes”.
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top aides to prepare last week’s Independence Day address, senior bureaucrats warned him against mentioning arch-rival Pakistan’s restive south-western province Balochistan.
The move comes after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced in Srinagar on Thursday that he had asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to make preparation for the visit.
Kashmir has been divided between rivals India and Pakistan since 1947, but both claim the territory in its entirety.
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“We’re seeing a very definitive and very sharp reorienting of usa policy in South Asia away from Afghanistan-Pakistan and more towards India”, said Michael Kugelman, a South Asia expert with the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Washington think-tank.
