Pakistan to ‘forcefully’ raise issue of Indian state terrorism, conspiracies: Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said Pakistan would forcefully raise the issued of Indian conspiracies and state terrorism at the world level.

On January 16, India’s false flag operations against Pakistan were uncovered once again as New Delhi’s campaign to malign Islamabad’s reputation stood exposed before the world after a damning WhatsApp conversation between Arnab Goswami, chief editor of Republic TV, and Pratho Dasgupta -- the incarcerated head of rating company Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) -- was made public.

FM Qureshi's remarks came a day after Pakistan expressed hope that the international community would hold India accountable for vitiating the regional security environment after it emerged that New Delhi had staged the Pulwama attack to ensure an election win for Narendra Modi.

In a statement today, Qureshi said that that the “BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] government is bent upon undermining regional peace and stability for its political interests and to divert attention from internal affairs”.

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Modi's conspiracy stands exposed as he had gotten forty soldiers killed in Pulwama to win the elections, he added.

“Pakistan has presented irrefutable evidence regarding Indian state terrorism,” he said. “The EU DisInformation Lab has further unmasked the evil face of India.”

The foreign minister further urged the world community to seriously take cognizance of the evidence provided against New Delhi.

Referring to the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Qureshi reiterated that the issue was an internationally recognized dispute. “Voices are now being raised against India in the British parliament,” he said.

He further maintained that Islamabad was desirous of peace in the region but India wants to stoke unrest and was playing the role of spoiler in Afghanistan.

The Foreign Office, in a statement, also said the conversation has vindicated Pakistan’s stance on India’s hegemonic designs.

At least 40 Indian paramilitary troops were killed in an attack that took place in February 2019 in Pulwama just weeks before the Indian parliamentary elections.

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India was quick to blame Pakistan for the attack and rejected repeated offers of cooperation by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Just days after the Pulwama attack, India sent its fighter jets across Pakistan, for the first time since the 1971 war, dropping bombs and hurrying back after being chased by PAF fighters.

The Indian media and authorities had claimed killing 250 to 300 terrorists in the Jaba area of Balakot. But the claims were not only rebuffed by Pakistan but also international media outlets that found no such evidence.

In reaction to the Indian airstrikes, Pakistan retaliated the very next day, shooting down two Indian planes of which one fell on the Pakistani side of LoC.

Pakistan captured the Indian pilot but freed him soon to avoid the situation escalating out of control.