“Pakistan has always advocated constructive engagement and result-oriented dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues, including the core dispute of Jammu and Kashmir. However, peace and stability in South Asia have remained hostage to India’s rigid approach and hegemonic ambitions,"
-- Pakistan's foreign office said in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's elaborate interview on various issues to a popular American podcaster.
Pakistan also maintained that the anti-Pakistan narrative emanating from India disturbed the bilateral environment and impeded prospects for peace and cooperation. “It must stop,” it said.
PM Modi had alleged that Pakistan’s involvement was found also in global incidents of terrorism.
“Wherever terror strikes in the world, the trail somehow leads to Pakistan. Let’s take the September 11th attacks, for example. The main mastermind behind it, Osama bin Laden, where did he eventually emerge from? He had taken refuge in Pakistan."
In the interview, Modi was questioned about the frosty ties between India and Pakistan.
“We expected them (Pakistan) to live and let live and yet, they chose not to foster a harmonious coexistence. Time and again, they decided to be at odds with India. They have waged a proxy war against us," Modi has said.
“The world has recognised that in a way terrorism and the terrorist mindset are deeply rooted in Pakistan. Today, it stands as an epicentre of turmoil, not just for India but for the world. And we have repeatedly asked them what good can come from this path? We have urged them to abandon the path of state-sponsored terrorism for good.”
Regarding his overtures for peace, Modi claimed: “When I became prime minister, I specially invited Pakistan to my swearing-in ceremony so we could turn over a new leaf. Yet, every noble attempt at fostering peace was met with hostility and betrayal.”
In January this year, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi claimed that “60 per cent of the terrorists eliminated” in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024 were of Pakistani origin.
General Dwivedi further alleged that “80 % of the remaining fighters were of Pakistani origin”.
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