Parliament passes resolutions condemning 'irresponsible' hostile statements by India

The upper and lower houses of Parliament say recent statements by Indian leadership are unacceptable

ISLAMABAD: A day after civil and military leaders issued strongly-worded statements against India’s recent hostile rhetoric, Parliament passed resolutions condemning the provocative statements by the Indian leadership.

The National Assembly on Thursday vehemently condemned what they termed the irresponsible and hostile statements against Pakistan during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh.

"Note the irony in PM Modi's efforts to make a case for India's permanent membership of UNSC since India has been in violation of UNSC's long standing resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir," read the resolution.

Meanwhile, the resolution in Senate, moved by leader of the house Raja Zafarul Haq, maintained that untiring attempts made by India to provoke the nation would not be accepted. It also criticized the “hegemonic mindset” of India.

Further, the Senate stated that Pakistan’s armed forces are fully capable of responding to any attempt of incursion into the country’s territory and if that happens, its people would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the armed forces.

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The response came following statements issued on Wednesday by Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore.

“This is a message for all countries, including Pakistan, and groups harbouring terror intent towards India. A terrorist is a terrorist and has no other identity. We will strike when we want to,” he had said.

Responding to India, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said those who are contemplating any kind of misadventure in Pakistan must know they will get a befitting response, adding that India should know “Pakistan is not Myanmar.”

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Moreover, Thursday’s Senate resolution also urged the international community to take notice of the provocative statements issued by India.

Speaking to the House, Raja Zafarul Haq said that the statements came at the time when Pakistan was already engaged in fighting terrorism in the country. He also termed Modi’s statement against the UN Charter.