ISLAMABAD, May 03, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif Saturday
said that India had failed to share any evidence and was falsely trying
to link Pakistan to the Pahalgam incident.
The prime minister stated that despite India’s provocative actions
following the Pahalgam incident, Pakistan’s response was responsible and
measured, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
He reiterated that Pakistan had always condemned terrorism in all its
forms and manifestations.
The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkiye Dr. Irfan Neziroglu who called on
him at the Prime Minister House.
India had yet to respond to Pakistan’s offer to have a credible,
transparent and neutral international investigation to ascertain the
facts behind the Pahalgam incident, he said, adding Pakistan would
cooperate fully with such an investigation and would welcome if Turkiye
joined it.
The prime minister also enumerated that Pakistan had rendered great
sacrifices in its counter-terrorism efforts, including 90,000 casualties
and over USD 152 billion in economic losses over the years.
He further said that India’s actions would distract Pakistan from its
counter-terrorism efforts.
During the meeting, the prime minister conveyed his warmest wishes and
greetings to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and fondly recalled his
recent visit to Ankara where the two leaders had excellent discussions
on advancing Pakistan-Turkiye relations across all spheres.
He thanked President Erdogan for his strong statement of support for
Pakistan during the prevailing situation in South Asia as well as his
call for peace in the region.
The prime minister noted that Turkiye’s support to Pakistan was
reflective of the historic, deep-rooted, and time-tested brotherly
relations between the two countries and their peoples.
He reaffirmed government of Pakistan focus on economic recovery and
growth for which it required peace and security in its neighborhood.
The Turkish ambassador informed the prime minister that Turkiye
appreciated Pakistan’s position and expressed its solidarity with
Pakistan while calling for de-escalation and urging restraint in the
current crisis to maintain peace and security in South Asia.