MEA lashes out at Nawaz Sharif after Pak PM hails Burhan Wani at UNGA
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to raise the Kashmir issue at his UNGA address on Wednesday.
Slamming Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for glorifying slain Hizbul commander Burhan Wani at the UN, India on Tuesday said his remarks show Pakistan's continued attachment to terrorism.
"Pak PM Sharif at #UNGA glorifies Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani in UN's highest forum. Shows continued Pak attachment to terrorism," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. During his address to the UN General Assembly session today, Sharif raked up Kashmir issue and described Wani as a "young leader".
Pakistan Prime Minister said Wani, who was killed in an encounter with security forces on July 8, has "emerged as the symbol of the latest Kashmiri Intifada, a popular and peaceful freedom movement". Sharif also claimed that he had gone the extra mile to offer "a dialogue to address all outstanding issues but India has posed unacceptable preconditions to engage in a dialogue." Responding to Sharif's allegations, Swarup said India's only condition for talks is an end to terrorism. "PM Sharif at #UNGA says India poses unacceptable conditions to dialogue. India's only condition is an end to terrorism. This not acceptable," Swarup said.
Earlier in the day, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar summoned Pakistan High Commissioner over the Uri attack.
MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, "We demand that Pakistan lives up to its public commitment of not allowing terror against India. Uri attack shows that terror machinery in Pakistan is still thriving. We have recovered a number of items like grenades with Pakistan mark, communication equipment and food and medicines made in Pakistan. Foreign Secy told the Pak High Commissioner that even now two encounters between terrorists and Indian army are underway at the border. This year beginning with Pathankot airbase attack there have been continuous attempts by terrorists to cross LOC and international borders."
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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to raise the Kashmir issue at his UNGA address on Wednesday.
MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup took to Twitter to react to Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's UNGA speech:
"PM Sharif says India poses unacceptable conditions to dialogue. India's only condition is an end to terrorism. This not acceptable? Pak PM Sharif at UNGA glorifies Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani in UN's highest forum, it shows continued Pak attachment to terrorism. Pak PM Sharif at UNGA in complete denial of Uri terror attack. 19 infiltration attempts stopped at LoC this year. Indigenous??!!" Swarup tweeted.
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif said:
# India should deliver on its commitments that its leaders solemnly promised on many occasions
# To this end, steps should be taken by UN to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir
# The International Community ignores the dangers of rising tension of South Asia
# For its part, Pak is committed to the establishment of strategic stability in the region; it neither wants nor is it engaged in an arms race with India
# But we cannot ignore our neighbours unprecedented arms build up and will take whatever measures are necessary to maintain credible deterrence
# We are open to discuss all measures of restraint and responsibility with India in any forum or format without any conditions
# I would also like to reiterate our offer to India to enter into a serious dialogue for the peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, specially Jammu and Kashmir
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif:
# This indigenous uprising of Kashmiris has been met by brutal repression of India's occupation force of over half a million forces
# Over 100 Kashmiris have been killed, hundreds including children have been blinded by shot gun pellets; these Indian brutalities have been well-documented
# I demand an independent inquiry into the extrajudicial killings in Kashmir,demand an end to the curfew
# We demand the immediate release of all Kashmiri political prisoners, end to curfew, freedom to demonstrate peacefully, medical help for injuured
and abrogation of India's draconian laws
PAk PM Nawaz Sharif:
# A new generation of KAshmiris has risen spontaneously against India's illegal occupation
# India's posed unacceptable pre-condition to engage dialogues
# Burhan Wani, the young leader murdered by Indian forces has emerged as a symbol of latest Kashmiri 'Intifada'
He further said:
# We will not allow foreign forces to destabilize the development of Pakistan
# Pak wants peace with India, we have gone extra mile to achieve this by repeatedly offering dialogue
# Talks are no favour to Pakistan, but to both countries
# Essential to resolve differences especially in J&K and to avoid danger of escalation
# Peace between India and Pakistan cannot be achieved without resolution to the Kashmir dispute
# Pakistan will share dossier with UN Secy General on Indian brutalities in Kashmir
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks at UN General Assembly
# In many countries the ghost of intolerance has revived xenophobia and Islamophobia
# My country has been the principal victim of terrorsism
#Citizens and security personnel have been killed in terrorost attacks
Afghan VP Sarwar Danish said attack on American University in Kabul plotted by Pakistan:
# World knows where Taliban leaders live, asked Pakistan to hit terrorists on their soil, but it didn't happen
# Attacks on protesters and American University in Kabul was plotted on Pakistani soil
# Afghan forces eliminated hundreds of Taliban and ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan, but terrorists have foreign backers