ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly rejected India’s baseless allegations and propaganda linking Islamabad with last year’s incident in the Pahalgam area of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives.
“At a time when Pakistan, along with its international partners, is undertaking concerted diplomatic efforts for regional and international peace and security, it is deplorable that India has once again resorted to a campaign of baseless allegations and propaganda to link Pakistan with the Pahalgam incident,” a Foreign Office statement said on Thursday.
The Foreign Office regretted that amid an ongoing regional crisis, India continues to push misleading narratives against Pakistan for limited domestic political objectives.
It noted that after receiving a strong response from Pakistan through Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos last year, such claims from India are part of a broader pattern aimed at diverting attention from issues within the region.
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Pakistan Rejects India’s Propaganda, Calls for Responsible Conduct
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The statement added that these narratives are unlikely to shift international focus from the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), including concerns over the denial of the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination in line with relevant UN resolutions.
“Nor can such gimmicks conceal the fact that India continues to undermine regional peace and security by resorting to inflammatory rhetoric, repeated provocations, and aggressive military posturing, including its illegal unilateral action to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, in clear violation of international law,” it added.
“We hope that the international community will call on India to demonstrate responsible behaviour and to refrain from all rhetoric and actions that may serve as a spoiler to ongoing efforts aimed at regional and international peace and security,” it concluded.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar also said Wednesday that India has failed to provide evidence for its allegations against Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack, one year after the incident.
Pahalgam Incident
The tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after a deadly attack in the Pahalgam area of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in April last year, which claimed the lives of 26 people.
India swiftly blamed Pakistan for the attack without presenting any credible evidence. Pakistan condemned the attack and strongly rejected the Indian government’s baseless accusations.
Pakistan also offered a neutral and transparent international investigation into the incident; however, India failed to respond to Islamabad’s offer and continued with its aggressive posture, jeopardising regional peace and security.
The four-day war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours began after India conducted missile strikes inside Pakistani territory, resulting in the deaths of multiple civilians and security personnel.
Pakistan gave a swift, strong, and decisive response to India. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down seven Indian aircraft, including Rafale jets, and successfully neutralised an S-400 air-defence system.
The conflict ended on May 10 when both countries agreed to a ceasefire mediated by the United States.
