Criticizing New Delhi for its nefarious terrorist activities in Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has described India as a “rogue state” even though it itself is the “biggest victim” of terrorism. ” presents as, but he is guilty of it.
“We are also in a unique position because no one is ready to call the bluff. No one is ready to call out the blatant hypocrisy in this whole process,” Khar said at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad.
Khar’s statement came a day after Home Minister Rana Sanaullah’s statement that India’s footprints can be seen in all terrorist activities in Pakistan and New Delhi’s activities are only in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. have gone “beyond the enemy state” to hide ).
The state minister said it was important for anyone who “talks about justice and the universality of value systems” to call a spade a spade.
“This particular effort is to get the world’s attention and expectations and encourage them to see things the way they are based on evidence,” Khar said.
He added that Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan had called members of the diplomatic corps to Islamabad and shared Pakistan’s dossier on the 2012 Johar Town blast – which killed six people and injured 17.
“The dossier contains detailed evidence of how India was behind the incident that led to the loss of life,” Khar said on the Johar Town blast.
Unlike India, Pakistan does not blame one country or the other and Islamabad has always spoken on important issues when it has strong evidence.
“We waited until we had strong evidence to make the case that we are making today,” the state minister said. He further said that the Lahore incident is a clear proof of the terrorist attack which was planned and supported by India.
“This reflects India’s continued hostility towards Pakistan and the use of terrorist proxies to achieve nefarious ends,” Khar said. He added that Islamabad believes that such motives will harm Indians as well because when someone tries to burn his neighbour’s house, the fire will come and burn them too.
‘Mastermind at large’
The Minister of State said that law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and judicial authorities have brought the front men of the attack to justice.
Khar said, “The masterminds and facilitators are still there and under Indian state patronage and protection. I can assure you that the government of Pakistan will follow this relentlessly.”
The minister said that New Delhi continuously uses terrorist proxies and openly supports Baloch militant outfits.
“All these point to one goal and one method, which is to destroy peace in Pakistan and that method is terrorism. What India is doing can be called many things. A fragment of this sentence What describes it well is chronic terrorism syndrome,” Khar said.
He added that New Delhi continues to paralyze the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions regime by blocking the list of Indian terrorists supported and financed by the state of India.
Khar said, “I have four names here of Indian nationals whose list has been blocked by India. Gobinda Patnaik, Parthasarathy, Rajesh Kumar, and Dangara. All four names are on the UNSC list of India.” have been blocked by,” Khar said.
‘Self harm’
The state minister reminded New Delhi that it cannot have islands of excellence in a sea of misery.
“When you try to harm your territory, you actually harm yourself,” he added. He said that Lahore, the Samjhauta incident and the evidence of Khalbhushan Yadav all indicate that New Delhi plays the victim of terrorism and garners sympathy.
“No country has used terrorism to its advantage better than India,” the state minister said. He added that New Delhi presents itself as the biggest victim but does not play any role in international counter-terrorism.
The Minister of State said that when you compare Pakistan and India, Pakistan is always at the forefront of counter-terrorism, ensuring that terrorism does not bother us.
He said that India is diverting attention from state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations in IIOJK.
“India remains what I call a rogue state,” the minister said. He added that it is ironic that India is beating the drum of terrorism in the UNSC.
He advised New Delhi to desist from this policy, adding, “It has been caught red-handed in this particular incident planning terrorist attacks in its neighboring country.”
“India has slipped into the abyss of extremism that is underpinned by this rising India narrative,” Khar said. He urged the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force to hold India accountable for its terrorist activities.
“For us, the Lahore incident is a test of the credibility and integrity of the international counter-terrorism and counter-terrorism financing system,” the minister said.
‘How much is too much?’
Responding to a question, Khar said that it is easy to escape the charge when there is no evidence to back it up, but when an Indian agent is caught, it is clear that New Delhi is sponsoring terrorism.
“In the last three years, 211 law enforcement personnel have been attacked through RAW-sponsored attacks. There have been 1,213 attacks in Pakistan in the last three years where we have evidence that they were sponsored by RAW,” he said. were.”
Explaining some of the major incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, the minister said that India was involved in the attacks on Pearl Continental Hotel, Gwadar (11 May 2019). Chinese Consulate, Karachi (23 November 2018); Oil exploration company, Gwadar (October 15, 2020); suicide attack in Gwadar (August 20, 2021); another suicide attack at Frontier Corps in Panjgur and Nushki (February 2, 2022).
“How much is too much? And is it not too much? And how can we allow a country to use the drum of terrorism on a platform like the Security Council,” he said, adding that countries like India Questions are raised on it. Credibility of United Nations agencies
Responding to another question, the Minister of State said that Pakistan has made a good case at international forums, but noted that there are political and economic factors that prevent the international community from taking notice against some states.
Afghan trip
The minister of state – responding to a question from a journalist – also dismissed reports on social media which claimed that a senior Afghan official had refused to meet him and insisted that he Very well received – must be a guest.
“We’re not too concerned with what’s happening on social media and ignore a lot of things […] but thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to this. I clearly I say that there was no such meeting which we demanded and it was refused.”
“We were only there for a certain number of times and we could only attend a certain number of meetings. There is absolutely no truth to that.”
In the statement the minister added: “Actually, if you ask me what I think? I got a lot of reception as I expected, there was no reason why I shouldn’t be well received.”
Khar – without going into details – said she achieved “exactly what” she wanted to do with the trip.
