Published 09:10 IST, October 25th 2019

Pakistan taking foreign diplomats to PoK is 'naked propaganda': India

India called out Pakistan's "naked propaganda" after Islamabad took a group of foreign diplomats to PoK following India's strike on terror camps across LoC.

Reported by: Aishwaria Sonavane
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Pakistan's "naked propaganda" was called out by India, after Islamab took a group of foreign diplomats to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) following India's strike on several terror camps along Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry (MEA) cautioned foreign government against activities of "Kashmir cells" set up by Pakistan in its missions across world, claiming that prime objective of new entities is ricalisation of people through false propaganda.

MEA spokesperson said that it has been in public kwledge that terror launch ps in close proximity to LoC in Kashmir are being used to propel terrorists into India to cause unrest. Moreover, taking Pakistan to task over ir "drama" in PoK, MEA accused neighbour of attempting to paint a "different picture" of conflict. 

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"We consider it to be a drama. Pakistan has been doing this kind of naked propaganda. When Pakistan take people re (PoK), y try to project a completely different picture," MEA said. MEA said if Pakistan was serious about containing terror, n diplomats should have been taken to places where it h taken "credible, verifiable and irreversible action to dismantle terrorist infrastructure from its soil".

" objective is to ricalise m through false propaganda. We hope countries where se Kashmir Cells have been opened realise that it is very dangerous," MEA said. " cells which are openly inciting violence should be closed and all countries should take appropriate action against such cells operating from ir soil," he said.

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PoK diplomat visit 

On Tuesday, Pakistan flew group of foreign diplomats to PoK to spur a narrative that Indian Army was resorting to unprovoked firing in civilian areas.  diplomats were taken to area two days after Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that six to ten Pakistan Army personnel were killed and three terror camps were destroyed in retaliatory action by Indian Army opposite Tangdhar and Keran sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. However, expectedly, Pakistan denying claims said that terror camps were destroyed. 

Indian Army in an anti-terror operation struck several terror camps in PoK on Monday, according to top sources. As per inputs, strike wiped out several terrorists, leaving neighbour in a disarray.  strike was reportedly carried out after 7 Pakistani SSG commandos were trying to infiltrate in Tangdhar sector to carry out a Border Action Team (BAT) strike but were neutralised, with ir bodies lying unclaimed approximately 300 m inside Pakistan side of LoC.

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Days ago, Pakistan unprovoked ceasefire violation across LoC in Kashmir's Poonch sector targetted civilians, including children who were left stranded within school premises. 

(With PTI inputs) 

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08:43 IST, October 25th 2019