Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the acting Indian High Commissioner (HC), Gaurav Ahluwalia, to the Foreign Office to register protest in the wake surgical strike claim by India
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Point News / NNI - 26th February, 2019) Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the acting Indian High Commissioner (HC), Gaurav Ahluwalia, to the Foreign Office to register protest in the wake surgical strike claim by India.Pakistan registered strong protest with the acting Indian high commissioner, the Foreign Office said. The Pakistan officials also handed over protest demarche to the Indian official.A special meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Tuesday) decided to take up the issue of India's violation of the Line of Control (LoC) at all international forums.
The NSC meeting categorically rejected Indian claims of targeting an alleged terrorist camp near Balakot and the claim of heavy casualties. This so-called action was taken by India for domestic consumption given the election environment, putting regional peace and stability at grave risk, the NSC said.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor informed in a tweet, Indian Air Force violated the LoC and the prompt response from the Pakistan Air Force compelled Indian jets to go back.
In the wee hours of February 26, Indian aircraft intruded the LoC near Muzaffarabad sector, however they scrambled back following timely response from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).Pakistan strongly protests Indian aggression, violation of its airspace and promises a befitting responseThe Acting Foreign Secretary summoned the Indian Acting High Commissioner and strongly condemned the Indian violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity when at approximately 0254 hours today, 8 Indian aircrafts were effectively intercepted by Pakistani Air Force Jets and forced to scuttle back, while randomly releasing their ordinance which landed in an uninhabited remote area.
Baseless, reprehensible Indian claims of targeting a large terrorist camp and resultant causalities to placate Indian domestic audience and electioneering were strongly rebutted.The Acting Foreign Secretary categorically stated that Indian aggression was a threat to regional peace and stability and would get a befitting response by Pakistan at a time and place of its choosing.The Acting Foreign Secretary also condemned the baseless Indian allegations against Pakistan's involvement in the recent attack in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and reiterated Pakistan's principled position of continuing support to the peaceful political struggle of the Kashmiri people for the realization of the right to self-determination as enshrined in the UN Security Council Resolutions. NNI
