Posted on 06/24/2002 3:44:56 AM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
ISLAMABAD, (PNS): Pakistan will move UN and international community over the brutally martyred Pakistan rangers jawan by Indian forces besides lodging a strong protest with India over this gruesome incident of killing.
This was said by Major General Rashid Qureshi, director general of ISPR while addressing a press conference here Saturday. He regretted that Indian troops subjected Lance Naik Maqsood to relentless violence before killing him. The parts of his body were scorched and damaged badly, he told.
"I will appeal international community to see how terribly the Indian forces are violating the human rights", he pointed out. World community should take serious notice of the reign of terror unleashed by the Indian forces on the innocent and unarmed Kashmiris in Indian held Kashmir, he stressed
ISLAMABAD - Pak Army soldier Lance-Naik Maqsood's body brutally tortured by Indian Army is shown on television during a news conference.
Spelling out the fears of war, he said that Pakistan has always been saying that both Pakistan and Indian forces are in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation at the international borders as well as LoC and a tiny flare up can lead to dire consequences, as either side will not be able to control it.
Citing to ghastly incident of killing of Pakistan rangers' jawan at Bahawalpur borders he urged the international community to mount pressure on India to hold probe into this horrendous event and bring the perpetrators to justice.
He held that Pakistan had always advocated talks for resolution of all contentious issues but de-escalatory steps are needed ahead of resumption of dialogue process.
ISLAMABAD - Pak Army soldier Lance-Naik Maqsood's body brutally tortured by Indian Army.
He went on to say that Pakistan besides lodging strong protest with India would divert attention of world community and UN to the horrible incident of killing at Bahawalpur borders through diplomatic channels with calling upon to inquire into the incident.
To a question, he warned India that Pakistan would pay back in the same coin if it endeavors to resort to any misadventure at LoC or make aggressive incursion across the international borders. India will have to face the dire consequences, he stated emphatically
Giving brief of Bahawalpur borders incident, he said that both Pakistan and Indian troops traded fire, which killed 8 Indian troops including their assistant commanding officer. " Such incidents will inflame the tension" he cautioned.
He maintained that Pakistan had been exercising restraint adding " Pakistan finds it hard to prevent its troops from responding to Indian offences after Bahawalpur incident".
Responding to a question he observed that nothing was happening across the LoC adding that General Musharraf had made it clear on several occasions that world should see that indigenous freedom movement was going on in held Kashmir. India is staying away from abiding by the UN resolutions on Kashmir issue, he regretted.
He informed that Director General Military Operations of both the countries had established contact on Tuesday.
About withdrawal of Indian forces from borders, he said that Pakistan had not found any evidence of about pull back of Indian troops from borders.
While talking about the revenge of Bahawalpur borders incident he announced in unequivocal terms, that Pakistan army has its own traditions in this respect and it will continue to uphold these traditions. End.
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