2 min readIslamabadJan 5, 2015 03:21 AM IST
First published on: Jan 5, 2015 at 03:21 AM IST
Amid a war of words between India and Pakistan over cross-border firing, Pakistan’s Defence Minister has alleged that India wants to keep his country busy in a “low-intensity war”.
“India wants to keep us busy in a low-intensity war or low-intensity engagement on our eastern border. They are pursuing the same tactics of keeping our forces busy on all fronts,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told reporters outside the Parliament on Saturday.
“In the past six-seven months, we have tried to better our ties with India so that peace can prevail. But it seems that they do not understand this language,” said Asif. “I believe, we will now communicate with India in the language they understand,” he said.
Asif’s remarks came after four Pakistani Rangers were killed in BSF’s strong retaliation after one of its men lost his life in heavy firing from the other side along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on December 31.
“Day before yesterday’s incident has been taken up at every level from the Army’s side. The issue was taken up at the very location of firing, then we established contact from one post to the other,” Asif said.
“After that we took up the issue at the level of Rangers and BSF, than at the DGMO level, we also explored the diplomatic channel. We have taken up the issue at every possible level,” he said.
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