June 25, 2015
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India trying to politicise UN with unfounded allegations: FO
Pakistan rejects Afghan claims of ISI involvement in parliament attack
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office has said that India is trying to politicise the United Nations Security Council's Sanctions Committee by making unfounded allegations against Pakistan.This was stated by Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah during weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday. He said that a recent complaint by India against Pakistan was discussed in one of the regular meetings of the Sanctions Committee on purely technical ground and the committee decided not to take any action on the Indian allegations.
Therefore, he said that Pakistan rejects any insinuations and politically motivated moves and attempts that question its commitment to the UN Security Council's decisions. He said Pakistan in fact supports and respects the decisions of the Security Council while India on the other hand is in open violation of its various resolutions particularly relating to Indian-held Jammu Kashmir dispute.
The spokesperson said that Pakistan is fully complying with its international obligations with regards to implementation of these sanctions. He said the monitoring team of the Sanctions Committee also visited Pakistan in January this year and issued a positive report on Pakistan's numerous measures towards the implementation of the sanction regime.
To a question about the BBC report against a major political party of Pakistan, khalilullah said that the concerned ministry is looking into it. He said that interference in the internal affairs of any country is violation of the principles of the UN Charter. When asked about construction of wall by India on the line of control, he said Jammu Kashmir is a disputed territory.
The spokesperson said that there are UN Security Council resolutions on the issue under which no side is allowed to alter the situation on the ground. The spokesperson rejected Afghanistan's allegations that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and its officers are behind the terror attack on its parliament. To another question, Khalilullah said that Pakistan would continue to support an Afghan led and Afghan owned reconciliation process.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk