ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar Thursday said that India deliberately targeted Amritsar with projectiles/missiles in a calculated move to fuel anti-Pakistan sentiments among the Sikh community.
Speaking at a press conference along with Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Dar said India in the early hours of May 8 launched a highly proactive attack, firing four projectiles most probably missiles targeting Pakistani territory.
“In a deeply sinister act, three projectiles were deliberately dropped at Amritsar, while the fourth projectile which entered Pakistan’s airspace was neutralized by Pakistan air defence and its debris fell in Denga which is inside Pakistan,” Dar said.
He further said that this malicious act of Hindutva regime falsely implicated Pakistan for targeting Indian civilians and inciting anti-Pakistani sentiments, especially among the Punjabi Sikh population.
Indian Punjab
“Pakistan categorically denies any intention or action that endangered civilian populations in Indian Punjab.
Unlike the divisive policies of Indian leadership, Pakistan remains firmly committed to safeguarding innocent lives and regional harmony, he added.
Dar pointed out that besides firing projectiles, several armed Indian drones also violated Pakistan’s airspace by crossing over the international border at multiple places, targeting civilian martyring one and injuring four, and made attempts to attack military installation, injuring four Army personnel.
One such drone struck the Rawalpindi cricket stadium, a venue for the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) in deliberate attempt to target domestic and foreign cricket players, Dar further said. However, he said that these drones had been neutralized.
He said India, in a bid to conceal its embarrassment, narrated a concocted story that it attacked with drones in retaliation of Pakistan attack on India.
