NEW DELHI: Indian Government yesterday rejected statements made by the Pakistani leadership over current developments in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir and advised Islamabad not to interfere in India’s internal matters.
This is amid local reports that the death toll in ongoing clashes between Indian security forces and protesters reached 32 people. Spokesman of the Indian External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup, in a strongly worded reaction to the Pakistani stand towards the killing of Kashmiri separatist leader and Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahidden commander Burhan Wani, said the statements reflect "Islamabad’s connection with terrorism and Pakistan’s use of it as an instrument of state policy.”
Swarup also asked Islamabad to stop interfering in the internal affairs of others. "We have seen statements from Pakistan on the situation in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. They reflect Pakistan’s continued attachment to terrorism and its usage as an instrument of state policy. Pakistan is advised to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of its neighbors,” the Indian statement said. —KUNA