As tensions continue to simmer between India and Pakistan over the killings of two Indian soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC), Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed on Friday warned New Delhi of an escalation in violence in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Saeed, who is accused of masterminding 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in an interview to Reuters said, “We do not want any force to be used or any military operation for this. But the Indians are opting for the other alternative.”
Saeed also accused India of destabilising Pakistan. He also “challenged” the Indian government to prove that he was present near the Line of Control a few days ago.
A day after Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that Saeed had visited Azad Kashmir a few days before two Indian soldiers were allegedly killed by Pakistani troops in Kashmir, Saeed said in a tweet: “I CHALLENGE the Indian Government, its ministers & agencies to prove my presence near LOC or remain exposed as Liars in front of the world.”
Saeed also demanded that a UN probe be held into the ceasefire violations on the LoC as well as into “the injustice, rapes, mass-graves and abductions in Occupied #Kashmir”. The JuD chief alleged the exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani forces was due to India “trying to shift focus from its internal problems of #Rape, #Communal Riots and exploiting the sentiments against #Pakistan #LOC”.
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday had said Saeed had visited the border areas in Azad Kashmir a few days before the attack on Indian soldiers.
India is opting for the other alternative: Hafiz Saeed on LoC violations
