MEA calls out Pakistan on fabricated propaganda against India

Pakistan, when it comes to terror has failed to act on all concerns that have been raised by India

Pakistan has been using 'hostile' and fabricated propaganda against India to cover up its domestic and domestic failures, India's Ministry of External Affairs said.

In its Annual Report for 2022, the MEA said that India desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan. New Delhi's consistent position has been that issues must be solved bilaterally and peacefully in an atmosphere free from violence and terrorism.

At the same time the onus is on Pakistan to create a conducive environment, the MEA said.

The report also said that there is a greater understanding among countries that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and matters related to it are internal to the country, the MEA said.

India has consistently stressed the need for Pakistan to take action to end terrorism. It consistently raises the issue of Pakistan's continuous support to end cross-border terrorism and terrorism at bilateral, multilateral and regional fora, the report said.

In such an outreach, credible inputs regarding Pakistan's origins of captured terrorists are also shared the report noted.

Despite, India's persistent urging that Pakistan should respect the January 2004 commitment of not allowing its soil and territory against India, there was no let-up in cross-border terrorism, infiltration and illegal smuggling of arms into India across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Boundary, the MEA said.

Pakistan, however continues to sponsor cross-border terrorism against India and restrict normal trade, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges, the MEA said.

Pakistan is also yet to show any sincerity in delivering justice to the families of the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, the MEA said.

India and Pakistan have been at loggerheads as the latter continues to sponsor cross-border terrorism. India has faced the brunt of Pakistan's policy of bleeding India with a thousand cuts. The Mumbai 26/11 attacks were a classic example of this. Pakistan is yet to deliver on the justice front with the likes of Lashkar-e-Tayiba bosses Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi leading comfortable lives in Pakistan.

Even recent Intelligence Bureau reports speak about Pakistan's persistent goal of infiltrating more terrorists into India in a bid to keep Jammu and Kashmir on the boil. Pakistan has been raising the Kashmir issue on the international forum, much to India's disliking. Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter of India's and abrogating Article 370 only benefited Jammu and Kashmir.