Any insinuation, associating FM’s remarks with a threat of violence, is not only mischievous but highly irresponsible: FO Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD, May 07 (SABAH): Responding to media queries regarding a video clip insinuating that Foreign Minister of Pakistan threatened India over conduct of a G-20 meeting in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said that “In a number of public pronouncements during his recent visit to India, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari emphasized the critical importance of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions for a peaceful settlement of Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Clearly, he based his case on international law.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that this Ministry has already articulated Pakistan’s position on the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in IIOJK in its press release of 11 April 2023.

She said that any insinuation, associating Foreign Minister’s remarks with a threat of violence, is not only mischievous but highly irresponsible. It is an attempt to shift focus from the Foreign Minister’s key message of conflict resolution through dialogue and in accordance with international law and UN Security Council resolutions, she saiid.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the journalistic norms must be respected while reporting on sensitive inter-state matters.