Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Insinuating Pakistan as the “epicentre of terrorism” by the Indian Army Chief, is not only contrary to facts, but also an exercise in futility to beat the dead horse of India’s default position – blaming Pakistan for indigenous reaction state-sponsored brutality, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Terming it a classic case of extreme duplicity, the ISPR said, “Remarks are an attempt to deflect world’s attention from India’s brutality in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), repression of minorities internally, and India’s trans-national repression”.
The General Officer, in his earlier stint in IIOJK personally oversaw the most brutal repression of Kashmiris. Such politically motivated and fallacious statements reflect the extreme politicization of Indian Army, it further said.
“The world is witness to the India’s hate-speech conclaves that provoke genocide against Muslims. International community is not oblivious to India’s trans-national assassinations, and Indian Security Forces’ oppressive use of force against innocent civilians and gross human rights violations against unarmed Kashmiris. Such oppression has only served to strengthen the resolve of Kashmiris for their right of self-determination, enshrined in the UN Security Council Resolutions,” the statement said.
It added, "Instead of trying to conjure up a non-existent terror infrastructure in Pakistan, it would be wise not to indulge in self-delusion, and appreciate the ground reality."
The sobering fact that a senior serving Indian military officer is in Pakistan’s custody, caught red-handed while orchestrating acts of terror against innocent civilians inside Pakistan, seems to have been conveniently ignored by the General.
“Pakistan takes strong exception to such baseless and unfounded statements.
Empathizing with the victims of Indian Army’s brutality, it is hoped that civility, professionalism, and norms of state-to-state behaviour would guide the conduct of Indian Army’s leadership, rather than pandering to political exigencies,” it added.
The ISPR issued the statement following remarks made by Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi during a press conference ahead of India’s Army Day on Monday, General Dwivedi claimed that in 2024, a significant portion of militants eliminated in in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) were reportedly of Pakistani origin. He had further alleged that the majority of the remaining fighters in the region were also allegedly linked to Pakistan.