FO says Modi's accusations against Pakistan 'most unfortunate'

Published August 13, 2014
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam. — File photo
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has termed Indian accusations coming from the neighbouring country’s highest political levels as most unfortunate.

"It would be in the larger interest of regional peace that instead of engaging in a blame game, the two countries focus on resolving all outstanding issues through dialogue and work together to promote friendly and cooperative relations,” Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam said in a statement.

Referring to news reports on accusations attributed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Pakistan engaging in a proxy war, the spokeswoman recalled that Pakistan had consistently condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

The spokeswoman said such was the case especially since Pakistan’s leadership wishes to establish good, neighbourly relations with India.

"Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to India in May was in this spirit and generated a fresh momentum in the bilateral relationship,” she recalled.

Aslam pointed out that having lost the lives of 55,000 of its citizens as a result of terrorism, Pakistan was the biggest victim of the scourge.

"The entire world has time and again acknowledged the unprecedented sacrifices rendered by our valiant armed forces with over 5,000 soldiers having embraced Shahadat,” she remarked.

Responding to any form of threat from the eastern borders, the spokeswoman warned that Pakistan’s armed forces were ready to defend the country’s borders and thwart any threat of aggression.

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