Islamabad: Pakistan is closely monitoring the situation between India and China, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Tuesday.
Speaking on Geo News programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath“, Qureshi said the responsibility of the escalation at the Ladakh region — with China — lay squarely with India, which “should not have constructed roads” there.
“India continued on and tried to flex its muscles; it first got a visible beating and now 20 of its soldiers have been killed,” Pak foreign minister said. That number, he warned, could rise as well, given the concerning situation.
Terming its behaviour as a hampering of strategic regional ties, he said India was killing Kashmiris by firing along the Line of Control (LoC).
People were curious about India’s foreign policy, he added, noting that the country “has become isolated”.
“This is the play of Narendra Modi’s regime and it will face a befitting response,” he was quoted as saying by Geo.
“Look at India’s situation on June 1 and as of today; its conditions are worsening fast. They had to lift their lockdown, they face economic loss and couldn’t sustain it, and the infection [of coronavirus] is rising too.
“At the same time, India is using diversionary tactics. The Opposition parties and minorities are both upset and then there’s their treatment of Muslims,” the foreign minister explained.
Qureshi revealed that he would “very soon” call a meeting of the foreign ministers of member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir “to talk to them and ask what is going on”.
“I have also written letters to the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) and the UN Security Council (UNSC) and now, today, international — and even Indian — media are criticising [the Modi government]”, he said.
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