Pakistan Tuesday rebutted Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat's 'baseless' statement about the alleged terror camps in Balakot and described it as a desperate attempt to divert world's attention from humanitarian nightmare in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Responding to media queries about the Indian army chief's statement about alleged "reactivation of terror camps in Balakot," Spokesperson Foreign Office Dr Mohammad Faisal rebutted it as completely 'baseless.' He emphasized that Indian allegations of "infiltration" from Pakistan reflected a desperate attempt to divert international attention from the humanitarian nightmare in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir being perpetrated by Indian occupation forces.
The spokesperson stated that India would succeed neither in misleading the world community through these diversionary tactics nor will India be able to hide its unabated state-terrorism in the IOJ&K. He drew attention to the fact that in 2019, Indian ceasefire violations had caused huge human toll resulting in the martyrdom of 26 innocent civilians and injuries to 124 others.
He said that the insincerity and lack of credibility of Indian statements have been further exposed by the fact that India severely hinders the functioning of the UNMOGIP [United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan] and limits the free and unhampered mobility of its personnel, which is in complete contrast with Pakistan's approach of allowing full facilitation of their free movement.
"India's belligerent rhetoric and actions are a threat to regional peace and stability. We hope the international community would take due cognizance and urge India to act responsibly and refrain from steps that only serve to vitiate an already tense environment," Dr Faisal added.
Talking to reporters at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai, General Rawat alleged that terror camp in Balakot has been reactivated and around 500 terrorists are allegedly waiting to infiltrate into India. Earlier on February26, 2019, Indian planes violated Pakistan airspace and dropped their payload at the jungle in Balakot while the Indian government claimed to have killed around 350 'terrorists' which never took place. It was followed by a dogfight between Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) on February 27 in which two Indian aircraft were shot down and one of its pilots was captured alive who was later returned as peace gesture.
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