ISLAMABAD: Rejecting accusations of the Indian media of Pakistan’s involvement in Gurdaspur attack, the Foreign Office on Thursday said that pointing fingers without investigation was not a healthy trend.
“Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism and it is unfortunate that the Indian media started blaming Pakistan, while the operation against attackers was still going on,” the Foreign Office Spokesman said in a weekly press briefing here.
Spokesman M. Khalilullah said that terrorism was a common enemy for both Pakistan and India and required a cooperative approach rather than a blame game. He said that Pakistan had already issued a statement, condemning the Gurdaspur attack in strongest terms.
The Spokesman said that Pakistan remained committed to its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any external aggression. On the agreement reached between Pakistan and India in Ufa, Russia for a future engagement of their officials, the Spokesman said that both the sides were in contact regarding finalization of dates for a meeting between their National Security Advisors.
“Pakistan remains committed to taking all measures that seek to normalize relations based on mutual respect and a firm commitment to address all outstanding issues through a sustained dialogue process,” he said.
He said that Pakistan had issued two statements on violation of ceasefire by India including when a drone was shot down as it entered Pakistan’s airspace. “We will continue to raise our concerns whenever there is a violation of ceasefire on Line of Control or at Working Boundary,” he said.
He said that Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India called off his visit to Indian Punjab and Haryana because the Indian side denied permission to two officers of the Commission and a driver who were accompanying the High Commissioner.
