Pakistan Condemns Comments of Indian Defence Minister on Kashmir Dispute
Asif said Singh’s remarks cannot alter Kashmir’s disputed status, as Pakistan cites UN Security Council resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people.
- On Sunday, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated there would be "no talks with Pakistan," claiming Azad Jammu and Kashmir was "illegally occupied by Pakistan" and warning any "misadventure" would invite a response "beyond their imagination."
- Early Monday, The Foreign Office condemned Singh's "highly provocative and irresponsible comments," stating they distort facts regarding the UN-recognized Jammu and Kashmir dispute and attempt to divert attention from India's domestic instability.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif rejected the remarks, arguing India's "continued attempts to rewrite internationally recognised legal realities through coercive rhetoric cannot alter the facts" and asserting Pakistan's resolve "is absolute and must never be tested."
- Pakistan urged the United Nations Security Council to hold India accountable for failing to uphold resolutions guaranteeing self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, citing the dispute's standing on the UN agenda.
- Asif characterized the rhetoric as deflection from internal turmoil under Modi's government, while The Foreign Office emphasized Pakistan's resolve to "thwart any Indian adventurism" as demonstrated during Operation Bunyanum Marsoos last year.
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Pakistan condemns Indian defence minister’s remarks on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD - Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday strongly rejected recent remarks by his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh, accusing New Delhi of attempting to distort internationally recognised legal realities through “threats, intimidation and irresponsible rhetoric,” while reaffirming that the disputed status of Jammu.
Pakistan condemns comments of Indian defence minister on Kashmir dispute
The government of Pakistan on Monday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the highly provocative and irresponsible comments by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the context of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. “His statement not only distorts facts regarding the UN and internationally recognised Jammu and Kashmir dispute that remains on the agenda of the UN Security Council but also shows Indian government’s deliberate policy to threa…
FO condemns Indian minister's remarks on Kashmir issue, warns against underestimating resolve to thwart 'any adventurism'
The Foreign Office (FO) has condemned Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s “highly provocative and irresponsible comments” regarding the Kashmir dispute, saying that the neighbouring country must not underestimate Pakistan’s resolve to “thwart any Indian adventurism”. On Sunday, Singh had stated that there would be “no talks with Pakistan”. According to the Times of India, he went on to say that if any took place, they would only be on Azad J…
Asif rejects Indian defence minister's Kashmir remarks
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