{"id":93832,"date":"2025-05-10T03:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T03:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/indias-irresponsible-jingoism-threatens-one-fifth-of-the-world\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T03:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T03:16:06","slug":"indias-irresponsible-jingoism-threatens-one-fifth-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/indias-irresponsible-jingoism-threatens-one-fifth-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018India\u2019s irresponsible jingoism threatens one-fifth of the world\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>\u2022 FO slams New Delhi\u2019s war hysteria, says Pakistan still considers Indus treaty in force<br \/>\u2022 Saudi minister arrives in Islamabad with message of concern, calls for de-escalation<\/p>\n<p>ISLAMABAD: South Asia \u2014 home to nearly one-fifth of the world\u2019s population \u2014 can ill-afford the irresponsible actions like the ones being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1909295\/deaths-and-destruction-in-bahawalpur-muridke-after-indian-strikes\">carried out<\/a> by India, Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1909746\/unfortunate-that-indias-reckless-conduct-brought-two-nuclear-armed-states-closer-to-major-conflict-fo\">said<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>At the weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said: \u201cIt is most unfortunate that India\u2019s reckless conduct has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a major conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came ahead of a meeting between Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir and PM Shehbaz Sharif and other top state functionaries. The Saudi official had travelled to Pakistan on Friday after completing an official visit to India.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO), Riyadh\u2019s emissary \u201cexpressed heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious civilian lives\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:250px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1909740\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He said the kingdom was deeply concerned about the current situation in South Asia, and reiterated his country\u2019s call for de-escalation, as well as peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes between Pakistan and India, in accordance with international law and the UN Security Council\u2019s relevant resolutions, the PMO said.<\/p>\n<p>While discussing the prevailing situation in South Asia, the PM strongly condemned India\u2019s missile and drone strikes against Pakistan that had resulted in the martyrdom of scores of innocent civilians, including women and children, as well as damage to civilian infrastructures.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that India\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified acts of aggression had violated Pakistan\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and seriously endangered regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar received Adel Al-Jubeir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and exchanged views on the evolving regional situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FO briefing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, at the weekly briefing, the FO spokesperson said that in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, the Indian leadership has \u201conce again used the bogey of terrorism to advance its sham narrative of victimhood, jeopardising regional peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndia\u2019s jingoism and war hysteria should be a source of serious concern for the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson reiterated that Pakistan rejected any attempt to link it to the attack in Pahalgam.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that a number of countries and international organisations had called on both countries to exercise restraint over the past two weeks, and it was \u201chighly deplorable that India did not pay heed to these calls\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe international community should hold India accountable for its irresponsible, unlawful and belligerent conduct,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe assertion that Pakistan escalated the situation through the Pahalgam attack of April 22 is totally absurd. To date, India has not been able to produce any credible and verifiable evidence of Pakistan\u2019s involvement in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the contrary, the acts of aggression committed by its armed forces had the approval and support of its entire government,\u201d he said. \u201cThus, it is India that has escalated the situation by violating Pakistan\u2019s sovereignty and killing civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that \u201cthe Pakistani forces did not attack Pahalgam, but the Indian forces did attack multiple locations in Pakistan,\u201d adding that Pakistan reserves the right to take all measures in its self-defence as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson noted that on April 26, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had called for a \u201cneutral and transparent\u201d investigation into the Pahalgam attack, yet \u201cIndia chose the path of belligerence and aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FO spokesperson also said Indian claims of targeting terrorists or terrorist infrastructure \u201care blatantly false [and] it is a matter of record that Indian strikes resulted in the martyrdom of civilians, including women and children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Khan said \u201cthe current Indian dispensation is bent upon weaponising water; holding in abeyance of IWT is unilateral and illegal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan is an agrarian economy. Millions of people are dependent on the water being regulated by the treaty. The Indian decision is equivalent to an attack on the people of Pakistan and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Pakistan, the Indian announcement is of no legal consequence. The treaty remains enforced and fully binding on the parties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, May 10th, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 FO slams New Delhi\u2019s war hysteria, says Pakistan still considers Indus treaty in force\u2022 Saudi minister arrives in Islamabad with message of concern, calls for de-escalation ISLAMABAD: South Asia \u2014 home to nearly one-fifth of the world\u2019s population \u2014 can ill-afford the irresponsible actions like the ones being carried out by India, Pakistan\u2019s Foreign 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