Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has categorically rejected the recent irresponsible remarks made by the Indian Defense Minister regarding Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
In a post on X handle, he said such statements reflect a continued attempt to distort internationally recognised legal realities through political rhetoric and coercive posturing. He said these neither alter the status of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir nor contribute to regional peace, stability or meaningful dialogue.
Khawaja Asif said Jammu and Kashmir remains an internationally recognised disputed territory, the final disposition of which is to be determined in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the freely expressed will of the Kashmiri people.
He said India’s repeated attempts to malign Pakistan lack credibility in light of its own well-documented record of state-sponsored terrorism and criminal activities. In fact, India remains the biggest sponsor of terrorism and perpetrator of instability in South Asia, holding the region hostage to its aggressively revisionist designs.
Khawaja Asif said equally alarming is India’s irresponsible rhetoric which risks lowering the threshold for interstate conflict in the region. He said Pakistan remains committed to peace and dialogue, but its resolve to safeguard its sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security is absolute and must never be tested.
He said the Indian Defence Minister's rhetoric is an attempt to deflect the attention from internal turmoil and increasing unrest and discontent against Modi's autocratic and divisive style of governance.
