Pakistan strongly condemns ‘India’s blatant aggression’: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned “India’s cowardly action”, which is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and established norms of inter-state relations, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

According to the FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, the Indian Air Force, while remaining within Indian airspace, has violated Pakistan’s sovereignty using standoff weapons.

In an unprovoked and blatant act of war, India targeted the civilian population across the international border in Muridke and Bahawalpur, and across the Line of Control in Kotli and Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the press release read.

“India’s act of aggression has resulted in the martyrdom of civilians, including women and children. This act of aggression has also caused a grave threat to commercial air traffic,” it added.

The foreign office spox added that the Indian leadership has once again used the bogey of terrorism to advance its sham narrative of victimhood, jeopardizing regional peace and security.

“India’s reckless action has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a major conflict,” the FO press release read.

Islamabad said that Pakistan reserves the right to respond appropriately at a time and place of its choosing, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, and as enshrined in international law.

“The government, armed forces, and people of Pakistan stand united in the face of Indian aggression. They will always act with iron resolve to protect and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan,” it added.