Pakistan to raise issue of India’s ‘violation’ of LoC at UN, OIC: Report

Pakistan will raise the issue of India’s”violation” of the Line of Control (LoC) at the United Nations andother international forums, a media report said Tuesday, quoting sources.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired byPrime Minister Imran Khan and attended by the top civil and militaryleadership, including Army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa, Geo TV reported.

   

“It was decided that the matter of Indian LoC violationbe immediately raised at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), theUnited Nations and with friendly countries,” the news channel said, citingsources.

In a swift and precise air strike following the Pulwamaattack, India claimed to have bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggesttraining camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing a “very largenumber” of militants, trainers and senior commanders.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will make contact toraise the issue at international forums, sources added.

During the meeting, it was also decided that a joint sessionwill be called to take the Parliament into confidence.

Qureshi briefed the participants of the meeting on thecurrent situation in the wake of Indian air strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed’sbiggest camp in Pakistan early Tuesday.

Ahead of the meeting, Qureshi chaired an emergencyconsultative meeting at the Foreign Office.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, he said, Pakistan”holds the right to self-defence and a befitting response to Indianaggression.”

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