PM Modi's Balochistan remark an unsuccessful attempt to hide Indian atrocities in Kashmir: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday termed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement on Balochistan as an “unsuccessful attempt to hide Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir”. [caption id=“attachment_2962578” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Narendra Modi delivering his Independence Day speech at the Red Fort in Delhi. Reuters[/caption] Referring to Modi’s 15 August speech, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakariya said: “Balochistan is a crucial part of Pakistan.” He added: “Pakistani people are victim of Indian intelligence agencies’ subversive activities.” Referring to the arrest of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadav in Balochistan, the spokesperson said: “Kulbhushan and his network was involved in spreading terrorism and destabilising activities in Karachi and Balochistan.” Modi sparked controversy when in his Independence Day speech he said that Pakistan was a supporter of “terrorism” and that the people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir had thanked him in the past few days for support.