The Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has complaints to the UN on the Kashmir issue, this time stating that India is deploying missiles in Jammu & Kashmir. Qureshi claimed that India is continuing to escalate tensions in South Asia. He further claimed that India could launch a false-flag attack to divert the world's attention from Kashmir.
The letter, written on the 12th of December, “apprised the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General on Indian actions that continue to escalate tensions in an already tense environment in South Asia”, the Pak Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Qureshi also claimed that the actions, including “deployment and testing of missiles of various ranges and capabilities” by India.
He also demanded that the UN Military Observer's Group strengthen its presence in the region and asked it to play its 'rightful role'. India, on the other hand, claims that the UNMOGIP has outlived its utility following the signing of the Simla Agreement and the consequent establishment of the Line of Control (LoC).
These statements come two after Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat had issues a warning to Pakistan's armed forces by stating that the situation along the LoC could escalate any time and that the Indian army was prepared for the spiralling of the escalation matrix.
General Rawat had also issued those statements in the backdrop of a rise in ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in August.
Before him, Asif Ghafoor, the spokesperson of the Pakistani Army, had issued a statement where he said, “Pakistan Armed Forces shall befittingly respond to any Indian misadventure or aggression.” He had claimed that India is preparing the escalate along the LOC and would get a “befitting reply” from Pakistan.
