Shafaqna Pakistan: Pakistan has issued a formal diplomatic protest to Japan over a reference in the recent Japan-India joint statement that linked Pakistan to cross-border terrorism.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the Japanese ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where Pakistan conveyed its strong objections to the inclusion of the allegation in the joint statement.
He said Japan’s policy towards Pakistan remains unchanged, adding that India has repeatedly sought to insert unilateral references to Pakistan in joint statements with other countries. Pakistan, he said, formally communicated its concerns to the Japanese side through the demarche.
Responding to another question, Andrabi also strongly rejected the latest charge sheet filed by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) against senior leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred three decades ago.
He said this action is yet another manifestation of India’s continuing policy of using sham legal processes to target the Kashmiri political leadership and discredit a legitimate indigenous struggle for their inalienable right to self-determination as enshrined in the UN Security Council resolutions.
The spokesperson also categorically rejected India’s baseless and politically motivated attempts to link Pakistan with Pahalgam attack.
He said such allegations are consistent with the recurring pattern of attempts to malign Pakistan and divert attention from the fact.
He said Pakistan repeatedly called for an independent, transparent and credible investigation into the incident but India has yet to present any credible or verifiable evidence to substantiate its allegations.
Source: Dunya News
