{"id":72557,"date":"2025-04-30T19:39:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=72557"},"modified":"2025-04-30T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:37:22","slug":"indian-actions-fuel-regional-instability-terrorism-narrative-ishaq-dar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/indian-actions-fuel-regional-instability-terrorism-narrative-ishaq-dar\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian actions fuel regional instability & terrorism narrative: Ishaq Dar"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar<\/a> on Wednesday warned India against any provocation, saying that Pakistan will not launch any provocation and will give a decisive response to any provocation.<\/p>\n

The minister\u2019s remarks came amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which Dar termed as part of India\u2019s politically motivated and provocative actions that threaten regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n

Addressing a press briefing with Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR<\/a>) Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Dar expressed Pakistan\u2019s deep concern over India\u2019s destabilizing actions and provocative statements following the April 22 attack.<\/p>\n

He said that while Pakistan strongly condemns the targeting of innocent civilians, it is crucial to acknowledge that a country that has suffered immense losses from terrorism understands the pain of the victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a victim of terrorism, no one can feel the pain of those affected better than Pakistan,\u201d Dar said, adding that Pakistan expressed its condolences and reached out to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to ensure the strongest condemnation of the Pahalgam incident.<\/p>\n

Dar further criticized India for trying to link Pakistan to the attack without evidence, calling it a \u201cdeliberate and baseless\u201d attempt to divert the attention of the international community from India\u2019s own security failures in IIOJK and the ongoing atrocities against Kashmiris.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia continues to fuel its murderous campaigns and state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan and beyond,\u201d Dar said, highlighting Pakistan\u2019s significant sacrifices in the war on terror, which has claimed over 80,000 lives and caused economic losses of over $150 billion.<\/p>\n

Reiterating Pakistan\u2019s position, Dar made it clear that while Pakistan would not escalate the situation further, any aggressive move by India would be met with a \u201cbefitting and decisive response\u201d from Pakistan. He added that the international community should consider the broader implications of India\u2019s actions on regional stability.<\/p>\n

The foreign minister also questioned India\u2019s timing, suggesting that the country was deliberately escalating tensions to divert attention from its internal issues, particularly the unresolved Kashmir dispute, which is a root cause of instability in South Asia.<\/p>\n

Dar asserted that India\u2019s allegations against Pakistan regarding the Pahalgam attack were part of a long-standing pattern of fabricating terrorism charges for political gain, aimed at suppressing the Kashmiris\u2019 right to self-determination and justifying draconian laws.<\/p>\n

He called for a transparent investigation into the incident by independent international observers, as suggested by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Minister also expressed concern over the Islamophobic rhetoric being propagated by India against Kashmiris and Indian Muslims, warning that such divisive narratives would further destabilize the region.<\/p>\n

On India\u2019s unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), Dar condemned the move as illegal, pointing out that the treaty cannot be amended or terminated without mutual consent, as clearly stated in its dispute resolution framework.<\/p>\n

\u2018Important questions\u2019<\/p>\n

Dar raised several important questions for the international community to ponder in light of recent developments, including India\u2019s provocative rhetoric and attempts to blame Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack without evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it time for the world to hold India accountable for its international carnage, including in Pakistan?\u201d Dar asked. \u201cAnd isn\u2019t it important to distinguish between legitimate sympathy for the victims and unwitting endorsement of India\u2019s belligerent behavior?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThird, isn\u2019t it the case that Indian propaganda is intended to fabricate a case for military adventurism?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFourth, don\u2019t you think that India\u2019s blatant disregard for international law and sensationalist approach to its responsibilities will lead to a highly unstable and unpredictable system?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday warned India against any provocation, saying that Pakistan will not launch any provocation and will give a decisive response to any provocation. The minister\u2019s remarks came amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which Dar termed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":72561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5423,28120],"class_list":["post-72557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-ishaq-dar","tag-pahalgam-incident"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72557"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72569,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72557\/revisions\/72569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}