Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has accused India of escalating tensions and threatening the regional peace following a series of measures New Delhi adopted after the Pahalgam attack on April 22.
He made these comments during a meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in Islamabad.
The visit, undertaken on the instructions of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, underscored Tehran’s solidarity with Pakistan amid regional instability.
On the prevailing crisis in the subcontinent, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, categorically dismissed India’s accusations linking Pakistan to the Pahalgam attack, calling them “politically motivated and evidence-free.”
He said India’s attempt to weaponise the Indus Water Treaty is “a red line” for Pakistan, and the existence of 250 million fellow citizens poses a direct threat to regional peace.
“Pakistan has consistently acted with maturity and responsibility,” Sharif said. “Accusing India of creating media hysteria to divert attention from the Kashmir issue.”
The Iranian foreign minister, whose country had offered to help in diffusing the tensions, said both nations must exercise restraint and de-escalate the tensions.
President Asif Ali Zardari, during his meeting with Araghchi, also accused India of resorting to an aggressive posture that posed a direct threat to regional peace and stressed that Pakistan’s approach was rooted in diplomacy and law, not confrontation.
“Pakistan has been on the front lines of the global fight against terrorism, and our sacrifices must not be ignored,” said Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.
“We will not allow our progress or our people-centric development agenda to be derailed by baseless allegations or regional adventurism,” he said.
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