Pakistan won’t compromise on its territorial integrity, FM Qureshi tells US Secretary of State
February 26, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in his call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Pakistan maintained responsible behaviour in response to the Indian threats however the country won’t compromise on its territorial integrity, said a press release issued on Tuesday.
Qureshi apprised his US counterpart over the blatant Line of Control violation by the Indian security forces, and the stance of Pakistani government, parliament and masses reaction over the concerning development.
The foreign minister said that the Indian government is destabilising the peace and security of South Asia for gains in the coming general election.
Qureshi said that the state of Pakistan informed the international community of the expected Indian aggression before the recent intrusion.
Indian military aircraft violated the LoC as they intruded from the Muzafarabad sector and were forced to return owing to the timely response of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
"Indian aircraft intrusion across LoC in Muzafarabad Sector within AJK was 3-4 miles. Under forced hasty withdrawal aircraft released payload which had free fall in open area. No infrastructure got hit, no casualties. Technical details and other important information to follow," director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, Major General Ghafoor had said, the Indian aircraft "released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot".
Maj Gen Ghafoor tweeted images of the "payload of hastily escaping Indian aircraft" which "fell in [the] open".
In his first tweet, DG ISPR had said, "Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled. Indian aircraft gone back. Details to follow."
The incursion into the Pakistan air space follows a series of threats by Indian political and military leadership following the attack on an Indian Army convoy at Pulwama by a local youth, in reaction to the oppression unleashed by the occupational forces.
