ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about the law and order situation in Balochistan and said the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless.” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs statement alleging violence and military action in the province, said India often shows an unacceptable proclivity to interfere in internal affairs of its neighbours.

Such a tendency is contrary to efforts aimed at building an environment of trust, peace and stability in South Asia, she said.

“The statement is all the more surprising from the spokesman of India, a country that has long tried to suppress the freedom struggle of the Kashmiri people and has a record of systematic and serious human rights violation in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said: “We are also intrigued by this provocative statement at this time when the two countries are engaged in the peace process to address all issues including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

—APP