Islamabad mentioned the feedback undermine peace and impede the prospect of constructive engagement.
Pakistan has denounced “provocative remarks” made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who mentioned in an interview that India would enter Pakistan to kill anybody who escapes over its border after making an attempt to hold out assaults.
Singh’s feedback on Friday got here after the Guardian newspaper revealed a report stating that India had killed about 20 folks in Pakistan since 2020 as a part of a broader plan to focus on “terrorists residing on foreign soil”.
“India’s assertion of its preparedness to extra-judicially execute more civilians, arbitrarily pronounced as ‘terrorists’, inside Pakistan constitutes a clear admission of culpability,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs mentioned in a press release on Saturday.
The ministry additionally mentioned that such “myopic and irresponsible behaviour” not solely undermines regional peace but additionally impedes the prospect of constructive engagement in the long run.
“Pakistan stands resolute in its intent and ability to safeguard its sovereignty against any act of aggression,” the ministry added.
Throughout his interview with native broadcaster CNN News18 on Friday, the Indian defence chief was requested in regards to the Guardian report, and responded: “If they run away to Pakistan, we will enter Pakistan to kill them.”
“India always wants to maintain good relations with its neighbouring countries … But if anyone shows India the angry eyes again and again, comes to India and tries to promote terrorist activities, we will not spare them,” Singh added.
Tense relations
Pakistani safety officers, talking to Al Jazeera on situation of anonymity, acknowledged no less than six killings passed off in 2023, and two within the yr earlier than.
They mentioned they believed these killings have been carried out by a “hostile intelligence agency” – code for India’s exterior spy company, the Analysis and Evaluation Wing – and have been investigating.
Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened since a 2019 suicide bombing of an Indian navy convoy in Kashmir was traced to Pakistan-based fighters and prompted New Delhi to hold out an air raid on what it mentioned was a fighter base in Pakistan.
Pakistan mentioned earlier this yr it had credible proof linking Indian brokers to the killing of two of its residents on its soil. India mentioned it was “false and malicious” propaganda.
Canada and the USA final yr accused India of killing or making an attempt to kill folks in these nations.
Canada mentioned in September that it was pursuing “credible allegations” linking India to the loss of life of a Sikh separatist chief shot useless in June – claims that India mentioned have been “absurd and motivated”.
A prime Canadian official mentioned in January that India was cooperating within the matter and bilateral ties have been bettering.
The US equally mentioned in November that it had thwarted an Indian plot to kill a Sikh separatist chief and introduced expenses towards an individual it mentioned had labored with India to orchestrate the tried homicide.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned India will examine any info it receives on the matter.