ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi briefed Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir on India’s "aggressive posture" in the region during a telephonic conversation on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office of Pakistan, Qureshi said that the administration in New Delhi was jeopardizing regional peace for domestic political gains.
Pakistan has frequently claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is beating the war drums after the recent suicide attack in Pulwama to extract maximum political mileage ahead of India’s forthcoming general elections.
Qureshi also said during the conversation that his country wanted to keep the international community in the loop regarding the ongoing situation in the region and highlight how India’s aggressive designs could deteriorate security environment in the neighborhood.
It may be recalled that India sent its fighter jets into the Pakistani territory across the Line of Control (LoC) on Tuesday, claiming it had made a devastating surgical strike against a militant training camp in Balakot area.
Shortly after the incident, officials in Pakistan promised a response to India in political, diplomatic and military domains. While the country’s foreign policy elite took up the issue with different members of the international community, its air force downed two Indian planes on Wednesday.
Being the foreign minister of the country, Qureshi is spearheading the diplomatic offensive against India. He has also maintained that he may not be able to attend the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the presence of an Indian delegation.
