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Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest 'baseless allegations' about occupied Kashmir attack
The Foreign Office on Friday summoned Indian Acting Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia to protest his country's "baseless allegations" against Pakistan in the aftermath of an attack on Indian security forces in occupied Kashmir, Radio Pakistan reported.
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had earlier in the day alleged that there is "incontrovertible evidence" of Pakistan "having a direct hand in this gruesome terrorist incident", in which 44 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed.
Ahluwalia, who was called to the FO by the additional secretary (Asia Pacific) of the foreign ministry, was handed a protest note over the allegations levelled by Indian officials against Pakistan.
"Pakistan rejects Indian government's allegations of intrusion," an FO official told reporters, adding that Pakistan condemns attacks in the occupied valley.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is currently on a visit to Germany, also asked India to refrain from levelling "unfounded allegations" against Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported.
"Since day one we have been desirous of good relations with all our neighbours, including India," he was quoted as saying.
Following Thursday's attack, Islamabad had strongly rejected any insinuation that sought to link the attack to Pakistan without investigations.
But India today announced the withdrawal of Most Favoured Nation status for Pakistan and decided to initiate steps to ensure diplomatic isolation of Islamabad.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood was summoned by the Indian external affairs ministry and issued a "strong démarche" in connection with the attack.
Also on Friday, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria was recalled by New Delhi for consultations in the aftermath of the bombing.
At least 44 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed on Thursday in occupied Kashmir in the deadliest attack on security forces since 2002.
The attack, surpassing one in 2016 when 19 soldiers died, saw explosives packed inside a van rip through buses in a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying some 2,500 members of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force.
Two blue buses carrying around 35 people each bore the brunt of the explosion around 20 kilometres from the main city of Srinagar on the main highway towards Jammu.
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility, saying it was a suicide attack, according to The Hindu.
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look at the list of soldiers killed...only sikhs or low caste hindus (dalits.) An obvious inside job by Modi and his thugs!
The person who carried out the attack was born and raised in Kashmir. Going from the weight of the explosives they probably weren't even military grade. It is clear that the attack was domestic in nature yet the Indian government is blaming Pakistan. Maybe the BJP should review its scorched earth policy in Kashmir. After all actions have consequences.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Brutality begets brutality. Killing kashmiri civilians day in and day out will bring a response from freedom fighters of Kashmir.
Kick the Indian diplomatic staff out and send them back with their MFN , they know what to do with it.
Pakistan, Nepal, Sirilanka, Myanmar and Russia are China allies in economics, politics & military. If Bangladesh gets out of Indian hands, India will be cornered & that is a long term strategy in Pakistan Chinese Establishment mindset. India will be more concerned towards North Eastern states vis a vis China, Myanmar, Bangladesh geopolitical nexus. When US withdraw from Afghan soil, India will be out of the central Asia landmass. In third phase of CPEC, Chinese are linking Gwader & Chahbhar to Turkish Mediterranean coast via Iran; it will be the last nail in the Indian backed NSTC corridor. Regional counties are India’s natural allies not west. Just for e.g; easiest way for India to overcome its energy demand especially in north, is to build a gas pipeline from Iran, but Pakistan is in between, it is very hard to get it through RSS mind set. It's all about election. In this new world countries do not prosper alone, the whole region does, I don’t see India coming to its senses soon.
India is not going to get away with this. Bjp will still going to lose...
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Both sides should concentrate on peace and prosperity in the South Asia. Enough is enough. Please solve the problems and live peacefully.
Talk it out... Enough bloodshed! Enough hatered!
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
Only revenue no other option.
If India’s intelligence is so good that within minutes of every such incident, they find ‘incontrovertible’ evidence against Pakistan, why can’t they prevent such incidents.
Diplomatic Isolation.. they are having a laugh. Hysteria against Pakistan will never stop from fundamentalist Hindus who are just as extreme as Taliban. India has to admit that it's state sponsored aggression against Kashmiris is breeding all this. Pakistan does support their cause for election, not spreading of terror or murdering innocent civilians. Go and speak to your agent Kulboshan Yadav, whose admission of guilt is a slap across the faces of hysterical anti Muslim fanatics in power corridors of India. I'm deeply saddened over the loss of life in India, Kashmir and Pakistan, alike.
All aggression must stop from all sides. Let the common people live!!
Good, set them straight.
Such immaturity for political gain.
It is best for Pakistani govt to ignore them til their elections are over. There is nothing but hate on the other side. The people are good but the media and politicians know how to control them.
Good job. These kind of allegations should be taken strictly and at international level. Indians all over the world are echoing this baseless allegation, we shouldn't take this lightly. Time to firmly tell India that Anti-Pak rhetoric is not the solution to all their problems.
A trick by Modi to gain public sympathy to win the elections....
It is obvious that the timing of this attack shortly before the election could only benefit Modi. It is very irrational to suggest that Pakistanis would want to help Modi. The question needs to be asked if it's not Modi himself who orchestrated this atrocity then who else among his supporters organized it to help Modi's reelection.
Lets work together and resolve Kashmir issue for once - in the name of humanity & peace.
Pre election drama to drum up Modi sarkar’s continuation of power.
Indian security forces have been claiming full control of the situation in occupied Kashmir and then an attack of this scale happens. Was there a deliberate negligence by someone to facilitate this attack to help Modi win the next election?
Have you looked at what Pompeo said?
where does JeM operate from?
Same old, same old routine
India is day dreaming. It thinks it can do a false flag incident and attack Pakistan. Only problem is , India is not US and Pakistan is not Irag/Afghanistan. Modi is a war advocate , he will bring misery and destruction to the entire region.
Another fake accusation to win votes. Pathetic
Right, time for allegations are gone.
If you forcefully occupy their land and kill Kashmiris, then what else do you expect?
Kashmir wants freedom from nazis.
india is talking war ..
Call them back end this once it for all
India killed its own military day before Saudi Prince to visit Pakistan to create new fight with Pakistan. Loser never win. We love Indian cricket team (Winner) but not their top political team (loser).
I feel something bad goung to happen.
Election stunt !!
PM Khan should condemn the attack Nothing can be solved by violence
Very sad this claimed the lives of 40+ soldiers
Nothing has changed between India and Pakistan. Progress zero.
You reap what you sow.
Another attempt to isolate Pakistan? Don't they get tired of getting embarrassed?
Indian diplomats may close their office in Pakistan.
India is considering shutting down their embassies in Pakistan. Ending diplomatic relations.
Pakistan is among the big league of Nations and we should avoid wasting time on unnecessary activities like giving heed to baseless allegations.
US has supported India's right to defend itself. Just saying.
@changez_khan, that why pm going abroad for aid
My dear, it is very clear, elections are near and BJP has to plan such incidences. We can expect any thing from RSS to make the atmosphere to win. It is very simple. The Bombay attack was also planned within. However huge and hundreds such blasts in Pakistan were planned in Afghaistan by their agencies and executed to bleed Pakistan.
@M.Jan, Modi does not need this, world knows how popular is he...wait for the repercussion
India Should Call back Hi Commission Office from Pakistan. Immediately
@Samad Shalaudddin , Read the last line sir, JeM has claimed the responsibility.
I could not fathom the fact that this Indian PM would sacrifice 44 of his own military personnel to gain an upper-hand in the forthcoming election. Rahul Gandhi and his sister were a sure win and they made a lot of sense in their speeches. Seeing this Modi played the "terrorist" card. They are saying in the intelligence circle that this was all staged by BJP to divert the attention from the French Jet paybacks and some more train and submarine scandals. This Indian PM is playing the stupid Indian public like a two-string guitar.
@DARA KHAN, whatever happen no talks on Kashmir with Pakistan. Indian Kashmir is non negotiable.
@Strategist, Two words do not belong together, INDIA and ADMIT.
JeM has been disbanded long time ago and Masood Azhar under virtual house arrest.
Smuggling 350 kgs of explosives through the most militarized border in the world is impossible.
This is a result of continuous humiliation Kashmiris have to face on a daily basis. Focus on the root cause.
Loss of life, anywhere, is indeed reprehensible. Heart goes out to victims of all inhuman terrorist acts, any part of the world! Has any group accepted responsibility for this sad act?
@Thavaseelan Gopinathan, Claiming responsibility is not proof, Taliban or Al-Quida have claimed responsibility many times in the past and the world found out it wasn't them
@Wahab , Do you mean to say JeM will claim responsibility for an inside job?
Those who are saying that Pakistan should talk to India after election let me tell you that PM MODI will be in power for next 5 years , believe me opposition had collapsed and BJP will win 2019 election
@Strategist, where does Je M operate from ??
Pure inside job as usual, even they don't hesitate to kill their own soldiers to win election.
@changez_khan, Big league? Must be nice to live in your world
Pakistsn should deport this spy as well
@Prateik,
"Indian diplomats may close their office in Pakistan."
Indian government must do that. My support to Government of India for any such decision.
@Thavaseelan Gopinathan, who did the suicide attack on your troops? To make it easy for you his name was Dar and he belonged to Indian occupied kashmir and he was tortured by your military back in 2016,he meant a revenge, you people going never to learn
Get ready to face music...
What for the envoy was summoned?
Indians are so delusional. They can fool their people but not the world
The consequences of such an attack happening at this point in time are very serious. India is nearing election time, PM Modi has a self proclaimed chest size of 56", much of India is seething with anger and if there is no visible action there is no chance of this government getting re-elected.
The kind of hatred BJP has spread within India against minorities and within region is doing no good to India and South Asia. Kashmiris are turning violent against India for her state violence in Kashmir. Sikh, Christians, Muslims and other minorities observe frequent attacks against them across India. For this reason the economical growth of India is fragile and there are large slums in India. If they want to make progress, they seriously need to kick out politics of hatred.
@Ahmad, Wish your politicians have similar power like Indian politicians.
@Ali, Dream on!
Corrupt modi knows elections are coming. He wants to win upcoming elections by hook or by crook. The whole world knows corrupt Modi is playing Pakistan card ahead of Indian election.
@Strategist, let the Kashmiris free in IOK and foreign occupation forces leave.
@Private trip, That's because they are in it as well. False flag operations they knew about it.
This act has nothing to do with Pakistan it was internal job.
Kashmir will be free no matter how brutal Indian occupying forces may be.
JeM has claimed the responsibility!
How strange view? Jammu and Kashmir is a state where more than 65 percent voters exercised their voting rights to elect their provincial government in 2014, Dawn call it occupied Kashmir. where even top Indian generals salute to a Chief Minister but in Pakistan can you imagine a general is saluting to Prime Minister of so called 'Azad' Kashmir.
@Zia Uddin, Thanks Zia. Agree.
@Fez ,
Mr. Fez,
Valid question.
@M. Siddique,
Mr. M. Siddique,
Correct.
Sooner or later Kashmir will be liberated, independent and sovereign state.
This is written on the wall.
India govt. shall not blame on Pakistan but look at their own terrorist activities. Did India forgot Kulbhushan Jadhav? Time is coming closer for India to shut down its terrorists camps in Afghanistan that were established to destabilize Pakistan. US and Taliban negotiations are in final stages.
@Pakistani, feel happy with your own thinking. dreams have no limits !!