Ex-II OJK governor's reports about Pulwama attack verify Pakistan: FO

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Sunday that the reports by Satya Pal Malik - the former governor of India's illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Pulwama Attack "Reaffirmed Pakistan's position again" in 2019.

In February 2019, an attack on Indian paramilitary forces in IIOJK killed more than 40 soldiers. India criticize Pakistan for launching attack - criticize Islamabad.

On Friday, in an interview with an Indian promulgation the wire, Malik — who was governor during the Pulwama attack and there vocation of Article 370 in August that year — said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hid important facts about the occurrence from the public.

He told the promulgation that he instantly perceive that Modi wanted to use the attack to blame Pakistan for the convenience of his government and the BJP.

Malik said the Indian prime minister was "insensitive" about the IIOJK, and had asked Malik not to talk about the Home Ministry's failure, which led to the calamity.

He reports that the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) group in Pulwama was the result of "incapability" and delinquency" on the part of the Indian system, particularly the CRPF and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Malik also gave details about how the CRPF had sought an aircraft to transport its personnel but the home ministry had refused.

More importantly, he said that all these shortcomings were directly raised by him when Modi called him outside  Park immediately after the Pulwama attack. He said that the Prime Minister asked him to keep silent about it and not tell anyone.

Malik also said that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval also told him to keep silent  and not talk about it. Malik said that he immediately realized that this was meant to blame Pakistan and give electoral advantage to the government and the BJP.

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In a statement issued on Sunday, the FO said the country's reports showed how "the Indian leadership routinely uses the bogey of terrorism from Pakistan to push its disgraceful  victim narrative and Hindutva agenda." for, clearly used for domiciliary  political gain".

"We hope that the international community will take note of the latest reports and see India's agitprop  campaign against Pakistan based on mercenary political interests and lies and deception," it said.

The FO stressed that India should answer the questions raised in the latest re. "Now is the time to hold India accountable for the actions that undermined regional peace after the Pulwama attack".

The statement added that Pakistan will continue to counter India's "false narrative" and act firmly and responsibly in the face of various provocations.

Pulwama attack and Operation Swift Retort

The attack in Pulwama on February 14, 2019, surpassed the one in 2016 when 19 soldiers were killed when an explosive device detonated inside a van in a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying around 2,500 members of the paramilitary CRPF. Seen full of content.

On the main highway towards Jammu, about 20 km from the main city of Srinagar, two blue buses carrying about 35 people were hit by an explosion.

The next day, Modi said his country would give a "strong response" to the Pulwama attack. "People's blood is boiling" and the forces behind terrorism must be punished.referred to As the saying goes Hindustan Times.

Modi did not name Pakistan but went on to say: "If our neighbor, who is completely isolated in the world and thinks that he can destabilize India with his tactics and intrigues, he is making a huge mistake. Is".

The situation heated up when Indian military aircraft attacked.violated Infiltration from Line of Control (LoC), Muzaffarabad sector. A statement issued by the ISPR said that "the Pakistan Air Force immediately engaged" and the Indian aircraft withdrew.

Pakistani airspace was invaded for the second consecutive day by Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, as one of its aircraft had to drop its payload in the Balakot area while being chased earlier in the day. A Pakistani military spokesman then promised a "surprise" for India in response to the IAF's aggression.

A day later, IAF jets entered Pakistani airspace following a PAF attack on the other side of the LoC in what the Foreign Office and the military described as Pakistan's "right, A demonstration of intent and ability to defend oneself”. "

The PAF attacks on the LoC were first announced by Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal through a tweet. PAF launched attacks across the LoC from Pakistani airspace. The sole purpose of this action was to demonstrate his right, intention and ability to defend himself. We don't want to escalate but we are fully prepared if forced into this paradigm," he tweeted.

Soon after that, the then spokesman of the Pakistani army, Major General Asif Ghafoor, announced the downing of the IAF plane. He had tweeted that the IAF crossed the LoC after the PAF attack in Occupied Kashmir.

PAF shot down two Indian aircraft in Pakistani airspace. One plane crashed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir while the other crashed in IOK. One Indian pilot was arrested by troops on the ground while two in the area," he had said.

Abhinandan Varthaman was a captured Indian pilot. He was.Handed back Soon after with a spirit of goodwill to India.