Pakistan on Sunday said the February 2019 Balakot airstrikes were “ false flag operations ” staged by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party govern...
Pakistan on Sunday said the February 2019 Balakot airstrikes were “false flag operations” staged by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party government to malign its neighbour’s image as well as win elections. Pakistan cited the purported leaked WhatsApp chats of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, which suggested that he had prior knowledge about the Balakot airstrike.
“The recent transcripts revelations in India further vindicate our consistent position that RSS-BJP [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Bharatiya Janata Party] government stages ‘false flag’ operations; maligns Pakistan with terrorism-related allegations; stokes hyper-nationalism in its bid to win elections,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement.
Referring to the BJP government as a “Hindutva regime”, the spokesperson said that the WhatsApp transcripts reveal the “unholy nexus” between the dispensation and its “cronies” in Indian media. “Such actions by the reckless regime driven by considerations of domestic politics are gravely imperiling regional peace and security,” the statement said.
It stressed that Pakistan will continue to counter India’s falsehoods with truth and act “firmly and responsibly in the face of India’s provocations”, according to Dawn.
The foreign office also called on the international community to take note of the matter and hold India responsible for vitiating the regional environment and endangering peace and security in South Asia.
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