Pakistan yesterday warned India that statements about the law and order situation in Balochistan province could spoil the atmosphere of the ongoing peace process the two South Asian rivals began in 2004. âStatement of these sort do tend to vitiate the atmosphere we worked so hard to build for sustaining the bilateral peace process to find a just solution to the Kashmir issue,â Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told reporters in Islamabad.
India last week made an observation over âviolenceâ in Balochistan as a result of âmilitary actionâ there that drew a rebuff from Islamabad for interfering in its internal matters. But it rejected Pakistanâs protest, saying that the statement on the situation in Balochistan was nothing âextraordinaryâ. âAnyone who issues a statement that is tantamount to interfering in the internal affairs of other countries betrays a psyche of a bull that sees red rag everywhere,â Tasnim remarked while advising India to âmind its own businessâ.
The Pakistani Army is currently scouring areas of Kohlu district where it suspects ultra-nationalists are based and carrying out rocket attacks on government installations and officials including the one on Dec. 14 during President Gen. Pervez Musharrafâs visit to that area. Tasnim did not name anyone when asked about Indiaâs involvement in Balochistan but hinted at foreign interference behind the violence. |