Diplomatic corps’ LoC visit fine step to expose New Delhi: Foreign Minister

ISLAMABAD, October 22: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday termed visit of diplomatic corps to Line of Control as Pakistan’s right decision to expose real face of the Indian government.
Talking to media, the minister has urged international community to
take notice of Indian false allegations against Pakistan. India is facing humiliation everywhere due to its bogus narrative on Kashmir matter, he added.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government is making lame excuses to protect its reputation from massive criticism.
The statement of the foreign minister came after Pakistan took the entire diplomatic corps for a tour to restive Line of Control (LoC) to inspect the areas hit by Indian shelling on last Saturday night and Sunday. Invitations were extended to heads of missions of all embassies in Islamabad to visit Jura, Shahkot and Nousehri sectors along the LoC and observe the ground situation. The Foreign Office had also extended an invitation to India’s Charge d’ Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia to prove the claim of Indian army’s chief of hitting camps inside Pakistan, however, no official from the Indian High Commission arrived to visit the LoC.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal further affirmed that India has not provided any information about locations of alleged launch pads which it had claimed of destroying inside Pakistan.
Indian forces had used mortars and artillery to intentionally target civilians in these sectors, which resulted in the martyrdom of five civilians and one Pakistan Army soldier.-DNA