Pakistan senate condemns India for "hegemonic mindset"

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s senate has unanimously passed a resolution, condemning New Delhi’s “provocative and hostile” statements which it said reflected Indian “hegemonic mindset”. Pakistan had slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks in Bangladesh that Pakistan was creating disturbance and instigating terrorism in India.

The resolution, moved by leader of the Pakistan parliament’s upper house, Raja Zafarul Haq, said such “crude attempts” by India were unacceptable and Pakistan rejected this “hegemonic mindset”. The resolution condemned the recent “disturbing pattern of provocative and hostile” statements by Indian leaders including threatening attacks against Pakistani territory.

The resolution said the senate wishes to emphasise that Pakistan will never allow its territory to be violated by India under any pretext. MoS for I&B Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had said in the wake of the military action in Myanmar that it was a message to other countries which was interpreted as a warning to Pakistan.

The resolution stated the Pakistan armed forces are capable of giving a befitting response to any incursion and Pakistani people stand shoulder to shoulder with their armed forces, Radio Pakistan reported. Criticising Indian leaders’ comments, it said such statements confirm Pakistan’s apprehensions about India’s intention to destabilise Pakistan.

The senate urged the international community to take note of such “provocative statements” which it said negatively affected the prospects for regional peace, sovereignty and stability. The resolution said that at a time when the entire Pakistani armed forces were engaged in the battle against terrorism, Indian provocations were undermining Pakistan’s anti-terror campaign.