FO briefs ambassadors: Indian anti-Pakistan attitude termed threat to regional peace

Pakistan on Sunday continued briefing Islamabad-based foreign ambassadors on India's deliberate anti-Pakistan frenzy, as Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua described Modi government's aggressive rhetoric a threat to regional peace. According to Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal, the Foreign Secretary (FS) briefed the Islamabad-based ambassadors from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and African countries in separate sessions on the situation in the aftermath of Pulwama attack in the Indian occupied Kashmir.
"FS Tehmina Janjua apprised ambassadors from SCO States on Pulwama attack...She recalled familiar patter of India blaming Pakistan instantly after such incidents without investigation", Dr Faisal said in a tweet.
He said the foreign secretary also briefed ambassadors from African countries. "Deliberate anti-Pakistan frenzy being spurred in India...Baseless Indian allegations and aggressive rhetoric [is] counterproductive and threat to regional peace", the spokesperson quoted Janjua to have conveyed to the foreign diplomats.
Meanwhile, responding to media queries on absurd claims made by spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs about foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua's briefing to the diplomatic corps, Dr Mohammad Faisal said that Pakistan had rejected Indian allegations because; these were made within a short time from the attack and without carrying out any investigations.
"These knee-jerk and pre-conceived accusations were nevertheless consistent with well-rehearsed tactics from Indian playbook after such incidents in the past", he said, adding that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) remains a proscribed entity in Pakistan since 2002 and Pakistan is implementing its obligations on sanctions implementation.
As for Indian assertions about "JeM claims of responsibility" and purported "video of the attacker", the spokesperson questioned the selective and self-serving standards that India adhered to in this respect.
He also drew attention to the clear dichotomy in Indian position, saying on one hand, India accepted the unverified social media content as "gold standard". In contrast, India chose denial when confronted with voluntary confessions and acceptance of responsibility by its serving Naval commander Kulbhushan Jadhav for perpetrating terrorist violence in Pakistan.
"India needs to introspect and respond to questions about its security and intelligence lapses that led to this [Pulwama] attack. India owes an explanation on reports of Adil Ahmed Dar's arrest and custody since 2017", he stated.
However, he said Pakistan desires normalization of relations with India, adding that in his letter to Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Imran Khan followed his intention of taking two steps if India takes one, with the proposal for both foreign ministers to meet at the side-lines of the UNGA and a comprehensive, tangible roadmap for normalisation of ties.
He pointed out that it was India which cancelled the meeting on baseless pretexts. Similarly, the Pakistan Kartarpur initiative is another step aimed at improving people to people contacts and deescalating a vitiated environment, he added.
"Bluster, belligerence and pursuit of expedient standards to suit internal political interests is both delusional and counterproductive. India must come out of the denial mode, end state repression against Kashmiri youth, address widespread alienation in IOK and pursue the path of dialogue", the spokesperson further stated.