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Pakistan on Thursday condemned “violations” on Line of Control (LoC) while rejecting claims of any “surgical strikes” inside its territory.
A statement issued by the foreign office of Pakistan said, “Pakistan strongly condemns unprovoked ceasefire violations at LoC by Indian forces, which is a continuation of a pattern of cease fire violations committed by the Indian forces.”
The statement, however, said, “the valiant Armed Forces of Pakistan have given and will continue to give a befitting response to any aggression.”
But Delhi early today claimed that its forces carried out “secret surgical strikes” inside Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) last night.
The foreign office statement posted on its website said that Pakistan also rejected the “baseless Indian claim that it has “carried out surgical strikes into Pakistan”. “The Indian side has chosen to share this falsified claim with the Indian media,” the statement added.
“Such falsified, concocted and irresponsible statements can only escalate the already fragile security situation in the region, especially in the wake of the Indian brutalities and war crimes in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” Pakistan said.
“India has deliberately escalated tension at the LoC in order to divert attention from the continued deteriorating situation in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and horrendous Indian brutalities there. It is trying to make fool of its own people and the international community,” it said.
“We can assure India that any such aggression will not go unanswered or unpunished. Pakistan is ready to defend its people and territory from any Indian aggression or Indian State sponsored terrorism on Pakistani soil,” the statement asserted.
