ISLAMABAD, May 5 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stressed that India’s weaponization of the Indus Waters Treaty was unacceptable and a red-line for the people of Pakistan.
During a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi who called on him, the prime minister shared Pakistan’s serious concerns over the prevailing tensions in South Asia as a result of India’s provocative behavior since Pahalgam incident.He categorically rejected any attempts to link Pakistan to the incident, without sharing any evidence and said Pakistan had offered that an international transparent, neutral and credible investigation be conducted to ascertain the facts behind the Pahalgam incident.While stating that Pakistan had acted with maturity and responsibility, the Prime Minister said “India had, on the other hand, created a media frenzy to divert the world’s attention away from Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which remained the root cause of instability in South Asia,” PM Office Media Wing, in a press release.The Iranian foreign minister is on an official visit to Islamabad.
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