Islamabad mentioned the feedback undermine peace and impede the prospect of constructive engagement.
Pakistan has denounced “provocative remarks” made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who mentioned in an interview that India would enter Pakistan to kill anybody who escapes over its border after making an attempt to hold out assaults.
Singh’s feedback on Friday got here after the Guardian newspaper printed a report stating that India had killed about 20 individuals in Pakistan since 2020 as a part of a broader plan to focus on “terrorists residing on international soil”.
“India’s assertion of its preparedness to extra-judicially execute extra civilians, arbitrarily pronounced as ‘terrorists’, inside Pakistan constitutes a transparent admission of culpability,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs mentioned in a press release on Saturday.
The ministry additionally mentioned that such “myopic and irresponsible behaviour” not solely undermines regional peace but additionally impedes the prospect of constructive engagement in the long run.
“Pakistan stands resolute in its intent and skill to safeguard its sovereignty in opposition to any act of aggression,” the ministry added.
Throughout his interview with native broadcaster CNN News18 on Friday, the Indian defence chief was requested concerning the Guardian report, and responded: “In the event that they run away to Pakistan, we are going to enter Pakistan to kill them.”
“India at all times desires to take care of good relations with its neighbouring nations … But when anybody exhibits India the indignant eyes repeatedly, involves India and tries to advertise terrorist actions, we is not going to spare them,” Singh added.
Tense relations
Pakistani safety officers, talking to Al Jazeera on situation of anonymity, acknowledged a minimum of six killings came about in 2023, and two within the 12 months earlier than.
They mentioned they believed these killings have been carried out by a “hostile intelligence company” – code for India’s exterior spy company, the Analysis and Evaluation Wing – and have been investigating.
Relations between India and Pakistan have worsened since a 2019 suicide bombing of an Indian navy convoy in Kashmir was traced to Pakistan-based fighters and prompted New Delhi to hold out an air raid on what it mentioned was a fighter base in Pakistan.
Pakistan mentioned earlier this 12 months it had credible proof linking Indian brokers to the killing of two of its residents on its soil. India mentioned it was “false and malicious” propaganda.
Canada and the US final 12 months accused India of killing or making an attempt to kill individuals in these nations.
Canada mentioned in September that it was pursuing “credible allegations” linking India to the dying of a Sikh separatist chief shot useless in June – claims that India mentioned have been “absurd and motivated”.
A high Canadian official mentioned in January that India was cooperating within the matter and bilateral ties have been enhancing.
The US equally mentioned in November that it had thwarted an Indian plot to kill a Sikh separatist chief and introduced costs in opposition to an individual it mentioned had labored with India to orchestrate the tried homicide.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned India will examine any data it receives on the matter.