n a special televised statement, Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar said India had also sidestepped calls for an independent investigation into a “false flag operation”.
The longtime neighbouring adversaries went to war in May last year after India launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistan following the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which claimed the lives of 26 people.
Without offering any evidence, New Delhi had accused Islamabad of orchestrating the deadly attack in Pahalgam — a charge that Islamabad denied and also asked it to hold neutral investigation.
India followed the baseless accusations with unlawful missile strikes inside Pakistan, which resulted in the martyrdom of several civilians and security personnel.
Pakistan responded by downing seven Indian fighter jets, including three Rafale, dozens of drones, and destroying an S-400 defence system.
The war between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.
In his statement today, Tarar said the Pahalgam incident reflects a mindset driven by “hollowness, illogical thinking, false pride, arrogance, and greed”, adding that India has consistently been unable to address concerns raised over the episode and is yet to provide satisfactory answers despite the passage of a year.
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