India to get appropriate response on aggression, says FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that if India takes any irresponsible step it would be given a appropriate answer, adding that the rising tension could be dangerous for peace in the region, sources said.

An official at the Foreign Ministry said Pakistan had contacted India through diplomatic channels and asked them to stop firing along the Line of Control and do away with harassing Pakistani diplomats.

“We have conveyed our commitment to peace but made it clear that aggression cannot be accepted. The Indian aggression is a threat to peace,” he said. Last week, Pakistan called back its High Commissioner to India Sohail Mehmood for consultations amid tension after harassment of Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi.

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammed Faisal had said that Pakistan’s deputy HC’s car carrying his children was stopped for 40 minutes. Dr Faisal said that “these incidents of harassment were not linked to the membership process of a private entity, like the Islamabad Club in Pakistan, nor should it become a reason for escalation and preposterous behavior by India”.