Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday alleged that India ‘is hatching a new plot and may resort to military aggression’ against the country between April 16 and 20, according to Pakistan media. MEA rejected the ‘irresponsible statement’ made by the Pak Foreign Minister.
MEA in response to queries on statement by Pakistan Foreign Minister said, “India rejects the irresponsible statement by Pak Foreign Minister with objective of whipping up war hysteria in the region. This public gimmick appears to be a call to Pak-based terrorists to undertake terror attack in India.”
India rejects the irresponsible and preposterous statement by the Foreign Minister of #Pakistan intended to whip up war hysteria in the region. This public gimmick appears to be a call to Pakistan-based terrorists to undertake a terror attack in India. https://t.co/Mvlurlt6e7 pic.twitter.com/WiKqN12XBf
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) April 7, 2019
“Pak has been advised to use established diplomatic and DGMO channels to share actionable and credible intelligence it has about terror attacks. India reserves the right to respond firmly and decisively to cross border terrorist attack”, MEA added.
Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated in a presser that “Pakistan has reliable intelligence inputs that India is hatching a new plot and may resort to military aggression against Pakistan between April 16-20”.
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“An incident similar to Pulwama could recur in the occupied Kashmir Valley,” Ary News quoted him as claiming, referring to the Jaish-e-Mohammed perpetrated February 14 Pulwama terror attack.
India lost around 40 CRPF personnel when a terrorist from the Pakistan-based terror outfit rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into their convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.
The incident has been condemned widely, with the international community throwing its weight behind India in its fight against terrorism.
India has asked Pakistan for substantive and verifiable action on terrorists and terror outfits on its soil. The United States also told Pakistan to stop harbouring terrorism on its soil following the gruesome attack.
(With ANI inputs)