New Delhi: With another set of provocative comments on Kashmir coming from Pakistan, India reacted strongly today.
"India and others in the region have already received enough of Pakistan's trademark exports - international terrorism, cross-border infiltrators, weapons, narcotics and fake currency," said a communique from the external affairs ministry, citing an "apparent" Pakistani proposal to send supplies to Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier today, Pakistan's High Commissioner in Delhi Abdul Basit made a series of provocative comments about what he called the "independence of Kashmir".
"As far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, we dedicate this independence day to the independence of Kashmir," Mr Basit said. Pakistan is celebrating its Independence Day today. But the comment came within hours of two ceasefire violations and a terror attack in Kashmir's Poonch.
Two days ago, Pakistan had suggested an exclusive dialogue with India on Kashmir after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir belongs to India.
Citing Pakistan's atrocities in PoK and Balochistan, he said the foreign ministry "should get in touch with expats from PoK, gather information from them on the pitiable condition in the region and let the global community know about it."
Regarding dialogue, India responded saying only a discussion on "contemporary and relevant issues", like cross-border terror, were welcome.
Underscoring that addressing terror is "central to our engagement", External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said, "Unlike in the past, we can't agree that dialogue with sponsors and supporters of terrorism should carry on without being linked to action in that regard".
Pakistan has been making a series of barbed comments since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in Kashmir. Last month, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had eulogized Wani, describing him as a "Kashmiri leader" and expressed "deep shock at the killing of civilians" in Kashmir.
Ms Swaraj had retorted sharply, saying Pakistan's stated goal of detaching Kashmir from India will "not be realised to the end of eternity".
"India and others in the region have already received enough of Pakistan's trademark exports - international terrorism, cross-border infiltrators, weapons, narcotics and fake currency," said a communique from the external affairs ministry, citing an "apparent" Pakistani proposal to send supplies to Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier today, Pakistan's High Commissioner in Delhi Abdul Basit made a series of provocative comments about what he called the "independence of Kashmir".
Two days ago, Pakistan had suggested an exclusive dialogue with India on Kashmir after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir belongs to India.
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Regarding dialogue, India responded saying only a discussion on "contemporary and relevant issues", like cross-border terror, were welcome.
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Pakistan has been making a series of barbed comments since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in Kashmir. Last month, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had eulogized Wani, describing him as a "Kashmiri leader" and expressed "deep shock at the killing of civilians" in Kashmir.
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