Sheikh Rashid rejects Indian allegation of Pakistan’s interference in IOK, calls them “lies” – Pakistan

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Home Secretary Sheikh Rashid on Tuesday firmly rejected New Delhi’s allegations of alleged Pakistani interference and the injection of militants into occupied Indian Kashmir, calling the accusations “lies”.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the interior minister reiterated Pakistan’s support for the IoK freedom movement, but clarified that “there is no interference from Pakistan and this statement that they (Indian officials) made is false. “

Rashid said the allegation represented India’s “irresponsible thinking” and demonstrated its intention to keep Pakistan engaged on several fronts.

“This means that our suspicion that they (India) want to create problems for us both in the east and in the west [borders are true],” he said.

“All the fences have been completed, so there is no question of a terrorist entering occupied Kashmir,” Rashid said, as he urged India to present evidence to support his charges.

Rashid’s rebuttal comes a day after Indian Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt informed Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament, that there had been 33 infiltration attempts at the Indo border -Pakistani in the first six months of 2021.

Bhatt further claimed that 11 infiltrators were killed while 20 were detained.

Rashid, during his press conference today, accused Israel, India, the National Directorate of Security (the Afghan intelligence agency) as well as the international media of accusing Pakistan of the rapid deterioration of the state. situation in Afghanistan.

“All these efforts will be in vain,” he said, reiterating that Pakistan had nothing to do with the domestic politics of Afghanistan.

“Pakistan sacrificed lives against terrorism [and] for peace, ”said Rashid, stressing that peace in Afghanistan was linked to Pakistan’s own stability.

The Foreign Office (FO) also dismissed reports in Indian media on Sunday citing an Indian official as saying “terrorists are waiting on launch pads to infiltrate” occupied Kashmir from Pakistan.

Muharram Security Arrangements

Rashid spoke of his plans to visit the four provinces during the month of Muharram, vowing to keep a close eye on security matters. He said he had tasked the chief secretaries and inspectors general of the police with organizing “rock-solid security” for the Muharram processions.

He said cellular and 3G services had been suspended from today until the 10th Muharram in the region formerly known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, adding that more security measures were also in sight.

He said the situation in the country demands that every Muslim “play their part and show national responsibility.”

‘Dasu explosion investigation completed; The suspicious Noor Mukadam case on ECL ‘

The interior minister said the investigation into the Dasu explosion was over as he praised the security agencies for their “fantastic job,” adding that the Foreign Ministry would release the report when ‘he would deem appropriate.

Regarding the Noor Mukadam murder case, Rashid said a meeting was held yesterday to discuss placing the names of the suspects on the Exit Checklist (ECL). Subsequently, he said, Zahir Jaffer (the suspected killer of Noor), his parents and the names of others were added to the no-fly list.

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