Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry are holding a press conference on recent border confrontations with India across the Line of Control and the neighbour’s role in fomenting terrorism in Pakistan.
Relations between Pakistan and India have plummeted to their lowest level in years following the April 22 attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which killed 26 men, mostly tourists, and was one of the deadliest armed attacks on civilians in the disputed Himalayan region since 2000. Kashmir Resistance, also known as The Resistance Front, said it “unequivocally” denied involvement in the attack, after an initial message that claimed responsibility.
Following the incident, New Delhi, without providing any evidence, implied Pakistan backed the attackers — an allegation that Islamabad has strongly denied. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a neutral probe into the incident.
DG Chaudhry accused India a day ago of activating its “assets” to intensify terrorist attacks in Pakistan, presenting “irrefutable evidence” of Indian state-sponsored terrorism, directed by the Indian military personnel. He said he would hold a detailed press briefing on the matter today.
Addressing the press conference, FM Dar said the entire region was facing a serious threat to peace and stability owing to the “politically motivated and highly provocative environment being created by India” in the wake of the Pahalgam attack.
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