Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned remarks by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), saying that it was India\u2019s \u201cmisplaced rhetoric of aggression and belligerence\u201d. \u201cThe Government of Pakistan condemns in the strongest possible terms the highly provocative and irresponsible comments by the Indian Defence Minister in the context of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,\u201d the Foreign Office\u2019s spokesperson said in a statement. His statement, spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said, not only distorts facts regarding the UN and internationally recognised Jammu and Kashmir dispute that remains on the agenda of the UN Security Council but also shows the Indian government\u2019s deliberate policy to threaten regional and international peace and security. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had claimed on Sunday that talks with Pakistan would be held only on \u201cPakistan-administered Kashmir\u201d,.He also said the Indian government had given the armed forces a free hand to respond decisively to threats and expressed confidence that no adversary would dare cast a hostile eye on India. The Foreign Office said such insinuations are an attempt to divert attention from India\u2019s continued occupation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), its sponsorship of terrorism across the region, as well as its domestic instability. \u201cWhile resorting to its misplaced rhetoric of aggression and belligerence, India must not underestimate the people and Government of Pakistan\u2019s unwavering resolve and determination to thwart any Indian adventurism as demonstrated by the entire Pakistani nation and its valiant armed forces during Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos last year.\u201d Pakistan, he said, urges the international community, in particular the United Nations, to take note of India\u2019s continued rogue behaviour and to hold it accountable for its failure to uphold the relevant UN Security Council resolutions that guarantee the right to self-determination to the Kashmiris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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