ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday said now that India’s negative role against Pakistan had been proven, the international community should take notice of the fact. He was referring to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that India had backed Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, in fighting the Pakistan Army in 1971.

It was “regrettable” for an openly confess that Indian politicians had “proudly” violated the United Nation’s Charter while interfering in the “internal affairs of other states”, stated the Foreign Office (FO).

Of late, Pakistan has accused India of supporting the Baloch separatists who have taken up arms against the state and whom Pakistan says are being armed, trained and funded by India to fight the government.

Included also are allegations that India is supporting Mullah Fazalullah, head of the TTP, inside Afghanistan and this allegation has been taken up by Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership with Kabul.

The Indian defence minister has also proudly called for carrying out terrorist activities inside Pakistan, something which the world capitals are conveniently ignoring.While on an official visit to Bangladesh this week, Modi admitted that he was “proud” that like millions of other Indians, he had played an active role in breaking away East Pakistan from the Pakistani state.

FO spokesman said in a statement that they had taken note of Modi’s statements during his visit to Bangladesh in which he acknowledged Indian government’s involvement in the events of 1971.

“It is regrettable that Indian politicians not only indulged in actions that are in violation of the United Nations’ Charter but also took pride in recalling their interference in the internal affairs of other states. This had only confirmed Pakistan’s stance on India’s negative role against a sovereign neighbouring state,” the spokesman said.

However, he said Pakistan was confident about its relations with Bangladesh

as people of both the countries were bound not “by the strong bonds of religious affinity but also by the history of their struggle for independence against colonial rule”.

“Indian attempts to sow seeds of discord between the two brotherly nations of Pakistan and Bangladesh will not succeed,” he stressed. Modi had also accused Pakistan of indulging in terrorist activities inside India saying it was a “nuisance”.

The FO spokesman said Pakistan believed in peaceful co-existence and maintaining good neighbourly relations with India, adding that characterisation of bilateral relations by Modi as “nuisance” was “unfortunate”.

While rhetoric coming from across the eastern border is absolutely shocking, many here feel that it would be best to ignore Indian statements altogether rather than getting into a media war of word.

