The Foreign Office on Thursday said India had a track record of impeding the process of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), terming such approach as against the interests of region’s prosperity and development.
“Most of the times, it is India that has postponed the SAARC meetings in the past and created hurdles in its smooth functioning,” the Foreign Office spokesman said at a weekly press briefing, in response to India’s decision not to attend the SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November.
Spokesman Nafees Zakaria when asked whether Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh followed India’s suit in staying away from the SAARC summit, said: “all SAARC countries had in fact previously agreed for the venue during the last summit”.
The spokesman rebuffed India’s claim that it would isolate Pakistan, saying mere statements of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot isolate Pakistan in the comity of nations.
He mentioned in this regard Pakistan’s engagements on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly, China’s massive investment in Pakistan, joint military exercises with Russia, visit of Iranian naval ship and signing of mega projects with Central Asian states.
“All these happenings make India’s claims a laughing stock,” he said.
Whether Pakistan would look towards other regional bodies after SAARC, he said Pakistan was already members of several regional bodies including Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), and would remain active at these forums.
On the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Zakaria said the toll of innocent Kashmiris martyred by Indian security forces had reached 100 in 83 days, with more than 12,000 injured among whom 800 received eye injuries.
“India has unleashed a rain of terror in the Occupied Kashmir,” he said.
He said Pakistan would continue to highlight Indian atrocities at United Nations, Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and other international organisations.
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India is the main root cause why the SAARC meetings turn sour. The root of all evil and the perpetrator to many problems in diplomatic initiatives. India is holding SAARC back and it’s quite true that India self-centric behavior is causing problems for the SAARC nations.
If Pakistan has a good relationship & Sound Foreign Policy then, they can convince at least Muslim country like Bangladesh and Afghanistan( in the name of ISLAM/Allah) for not to quite SAARC Summit to be held at Islamabad.
If Not……It means No ONE WANT TO VISIT PAKISTAN.(A terrorist Nation)
A Shame Full Nation in the world.
true India is the main root as they started SAARC. all evil is India because we have not done anything in 3 wars inspite of winning. we get attacked kargill war,26/11,9/11 , pathankot, uri and stil we are evil
the day we finish u u will understand who is evil
go read the UN plebiscite do not even know history . IVY LEAGUE OF TERRORISM
PAK a terrorist nation
Pakistan cannot solely run on alms from China, by the way what kind of business will Pakistan do with central Asia & Iran by taking cover of Islam.
First we will free our land, then we will disintegrate Pakistan to oblivion
Today its surgical strike near LOC… tomorrow it will be major operation inside PAKY.. 🙂
For Lord's sake, give the man a decent mike. The FO spokesperson with a taped mike..how poor guys.
News: 3 graduates from Pakistani Ivy League sent to have conjugal relations with 72 hot bods. Wow!
Pakistan is a rogue state,a terrorist state.It does not deserve a place in the comity of Nations.It should be sanctioned and consigned to a lonely,secluded corner as an untouchable country.
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