Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday confirmed Islamabad’s curiosity in becoming a member of a “impartial, clear, and credible investigation” into the latest terrorist assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people, largely civilians. Addressing a navy academy in Abbottabad, Sharif acknowledged, “Pakistan is open to taking part in any impartial, clear, and credible investigation.” The assertion got here after India strongly retaliated by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and shutting down the Attari Built-in Verify Submit following the deadly incident.
Sharif Reiterates Navy Preparedness
Whereas extending the invitation for investigation, Sharif on the similar time reasserted Pakistan’s navy preparedness, declaring, “Our forces are totally succesful and ready to defend the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as was proven by our resolute response to India’s reckless incursion in February 2019.”
Pakistan Defence Minister Helps Worldwide Probe
Sharif’s phrases are paying homage to earlier feedback by Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, who knowledgeable the New York Occasions that Islamabad is “able to cooperate” with any probe by worldwide inspectors.
Asif, nevertheless, blamed India for using the fear assault as a “pretext to droop the Indus Waters Treaty for home political functions.” He accused New Delhi of performing in opposition to Islamabad “with none proof or investigation.”
India Acts With Diplomatic And Strategic Actions
In response to the Baisaran-Pahalgam assault, India declared a sequence of strong actions, together with:
- Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty
- Closure of the Attari Built-in Verify Submit
- Dimination of the energy of Pakistan’s diplomatic presence in India
- Directive for all Pakistani nationals who entered by way of the Attari border to depart by Could 1
PM Modi Guarantees To Punish Offenders
Whereas addressing a rally in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a agency warning to the perpetrators of the assault, promising that terrorism is not going to be allowed to go unpunished.
“From the soil of Bihar, I say to the entire world: India will determine, observe, and punish each terrorist and their backers. We are going to pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India’s spirit won’t ever be damaged by terrorism,” Modi acknowledged.
He added, “These concerned on this assault and people who conspired will obtain a punishment greater than they will think about.” The assault has reignited tensions between the 2 nuclear-armed neighbors, with either side exchanging sharp rhetoric whilst worldwide strain mounts to de-escalate.