Re: Cool it, India & Pakistan

This refers to the editorial published in your esteemed newspaper on March 5, 2019 with the caption “Cool it, India & Pakistan.” Some of the contents of the editorial unfortunately are biased and misleading. It is surprising that sitting in Abuja the author has come to know that the terrorist crossed over to India from […]

This refers to the editorial published in your esteemed newspaper on March 5, 2019 with the caption “Cool it, India & Pakistan.” Some of the contents of the editorial unfortunately are biased and misleading. It is surprising that sitting in Abuja the author has come to know that the terrorist crossed over to India from Pakistan whereas the fact is that the attack was carried out by a Kashmiri youth who in presence of 700,000 Indian Army managed to carry 350 KG of explosives at the site of the incident. Pakistan has pledged to take action if India gives evidence that the attack was orchestrated from the Pakistani side.

Furthermore, Kashmir is not a buffer zone, as stated by author of the editorial. In fact, after partition of the subcontinent, following the end of the British colonial rule in 1947, India forcibly annexed the territory of Jammu & Kashmir, despite the wishes of the predominantly Muslim population of the region to join Pakistan. It was India which took the dispute to the United Nations and in a serious of landmark resolutions, the United Nations decided that the Kashmiris should be allowed to determine their own future through a fair and impartial plebiscite. That plebiscite has still not taken place after 70 years as Indian leaders reneged on their promise of plebiscite and have sought to crush the Kashmiris’ struggle for their right of self-determination through murder, rape, pillage and other human rights violations that are acknowledged by the United Nations, Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch.

Pakistan vehemently condemns allegations of harbouring any terrorists and assures that it would not allow its territory to be used for terrorist attacks on any other country. Pakistan firmly believes that the only viable solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions for a free and impartial plebiscite in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

Pakistan expects the international community to condemn Indian aggression which can lead to outbreak of hostilities between two nuclear states, resulting in far reaching consequences for regional and international peace.

Aamir Habib Abbasi, First Secretary, High Commission of Pakistan, Abuja