Int'l media invited to visit LoC today

Information minister, DG ISPR to brief political parties on security situation

ISLAMABAD:

The Federal Ministry of Information has invited representatives of the foreign media to visit the various locations along the Line of Control (L0C), where, according to Indian propaganda, Pakistan runs militant training camps. The visits will be held today and tomorrow—Sunday and Monday.

The move is aimed at busting India's false narrative that militant organizations are operating on the Pakistan side of the LoC, the de facto border that divides the contested Himalayan valley of Jammu and Kashmir between the two nuclear armed nations, said sources in the ministry.

Sources said the media will be briefed on the ground realities to expose the falsity of Indian claims.

According to a spokesperson of the ministry, Pakistan remains firmly committed to global peace and completely rejects any form of terrorism or terrorist activities. "The Pakistani nation is determined to protect its sovereignty," he added.

Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif will also brief key leaders of various political parties today on the national security situation.

The briefing will cover the prospects of a possible armed conflict between Pakistan and India and its possible repercussions. The participants will be informed about the Pakistan Army's preparedness, the government's diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions and the state's stance on the issue.

New Delhi blamed Islamabad hours after a militant attack in Pahalgam area of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on April 22.

India later whipped up a war hysteria, with some Pakistan officials stating that the hostile neighbor might launch a strike inside Pakistan in a few days.