Islamabad, 22 November 2022 (TDI): Pakistan strongly rejected the baseless propaganda and negligent remarks directed by India on Monday.
The Indian leadership accused Pakistan of funding terrorist groups in a Ministerial Meeting titled “No Money for Terror” that took place over the weekend, held in New Delhi.
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Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated, “India is guided by its incorrigible and incurable desire to malign Pakistan.
It continues to mislead the world about Pakistan’s counter-terrorism credentials by alleging Pakistan’s involvement in financing terrorist organizations.”
Referring to India’s harboring terrorism, Baloch noticed, “Earlier this year, the Indian courts released 11 convicts of the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case during the 2002 Godhra riots in Gujarat.”
Highlighting Pakistan’s successful counterterrorism measures, she added, “Our robust Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) actions & satisfactory implementation of FATF Action Plans duly secured Pakistan’s successful removal off the Grey List this October.”
She urged the international community to take action against India’s terror campaign in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
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In this vein, Baloch asserted, “There is no justification for India’s state-sponsored terrorism in the IIOJK. Its security forces terrorize, torment, and torture innocent Kashmiris with impunity every day.”
The Foreign Office Spokesperson concluded her statement by advising India to reform its own credentials on terrorism. The country should desist from shamelessly leveling false accusations against Pakistan for selfish political interests.
About Mumtaz Zahra Baloch
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was appointed as the Spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on 11 November as per the notification released by the Foreign Ministry. She is currently serving as the Additional Secretary of Asia and Pacific.
In the past, Baloch has served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea, and Deputy Head of Mission at the Beijing Embassy.
Additionally, she was Counselor for Political Affairs at the Washington DC Embassy, and Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, Geneva.
It is pertinent to mention that Mumtaz Baloch holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA, and a degree from the prestigious Ecole Nationale d’ Administration, France.
