On Sunday, the 8th of August, The spokesperson for the foreign office, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, rejected the claims of an unnamed Indian official of a possible infiltration across the LOC (line of control) in IIOJK (Indian illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir).
Previous to this statement, the Indian publication “The Hindu” reported that according to an undisclosed security official, 140 terrorists lie in wait at launch pads to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir but the security system at the LOC remains intact and prepared. The report also stated that India’s counter-infiltration technology kept the terrorists at bay and in the instance of an attempted border crossing was made unsuccessful by their jawans, as in the past.
In his statement yesterday (8th August), Chaudhri remarked that the LOC at Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most militarized zones in the world with some 900,000 Indian soldiers keeping guard, along with electronic surveillance, a strong defense system, and purposeful fences manning the borders to keep anything from crossing.
He reinforced that, “Therefore, such allegations recycled from time to time have no basis to stand on”
He further added that India’s “smear campaign against Pakistan” was “well-known” as exposed in the Indian Chronicles, a report by EU DisinfoLab. He also emphasized that “India must also refrain from peddling falsehoods and creating pretexts for false flag operations. Such irresponsible conduct would only result in further undermining peace and security in the region.”
Chaudhri pointed out that India itself was involved in terrorism in the IIOJK and had a hand in numerous terrorist activities, from the Samjhota Express killings of February 2007 to the blast in Lahore 2021. In addition, he also made clear that Pakistan had provided substantial evidence through an extensive dossier on the international platform about India’s abetting and funding of state-sponsored terrorism against Pakistan.
It was also reiterated that the recommitment of Pakistan and India, earlier this year, to the 2003 ceasefire agreement was “in the interest of regional peace and security and to save Kashmiri lives.”
