Pakistan has categorically denied the reports of the Indian media that claimed that he requested a stop the fire after recent hostilities with India.
In a statement issued on Friday, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed the reports as “completely unfounded”, stating that Pakistan responded to the Indian aggression in line with his right to self -defense.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, had declared in multiple appearances in the media that Pakistan’s military response was a direct reaction to the Indian provocations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that at no time began Pakistan or requested a high fire.
The spokesman explained that the high fire was organized through diplomatic channels of third parties, specifically that involves the United States and Saudi Arabia.
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Dar confirmed the Pakistan agreement, after which Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal, also contacted him around 9:00 am with a similar message and received the same confirmation.
The foreign office labeled the reports of the Indian media as a “distortion of facts” and reiterated that Pakistan agreed to high the fire only after the will of India was transmitted through diplomatic channels.
Islamabad reaffirmed that its position was based on sovereignty and self -defense, and external facilitation helped achieve the cessation of hostilities.
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India and his Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the other hand, have constantly contradicted Washington and Islamabad by stating that the Alto El Fuego de Mayo between India and Pakistan resulted from direct communication between the military of the two countries, not the mediation of third parties.
The White House has not yet responded to the latest comments from India.
