ISLAMABAD: Pakistan s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi while giving an interview to and Arab TV said that India was trying to “provoke crisis with Pakistan” in an attempt to divert attention from the Kashmir issue.
Maleeha Lodhi said Indian forces have killed more than 100 Kashmiris while over 150 lost their eye sight due to use of pellet guns by the Indian army.
The Indus Treaty threat and boycott of SAARC is all aimed at deflecting attention from India s grave violation of human rights in the Held Kashmir, Maleeha Lodhi said.
“My country has exercised maximum restraint in the face of what happened in the early hours of Thursday,” she said before confirming that an Indian soldier, trying to cross the border, has been captured by Pakistan.
She said two of our soldiers died in Indian cross border fire along the Line of Control in Kashmir on Thursday.
“We think India s action is hugely irresponsible and we think the international community should urge restraint upon India.”
“Pakistan is showing maximum restraint but there are limits to our restraint if India continues with provocations,” Lodhi said. “Right now our effort is just to tell everyone this is what s happened so far, watch this space because it s a very dangerous space .”
She said there had already been “ominous signs of unusual movement” along the border with movements of troops and tanks and credible reports of Indian evacuations of some areas.
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