Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said on Thursday also said that the Pak-India foreign secretary meeting should not be influenced by any incident, as Pakistan wanted to resolve all issues through negotiations.

However, Zakaria said the issue of RAW agent’s arrested will be raised on every international forum, including the United Nations (UN). He added that Pakistan has contacted the Iranian authorities over RAW activities in Iran. Pakistan had apprised European Union and the world’s “major capitals” about the Indian spy’s arrest from Balochistan. FO spokesperson, during a weekly briefing, said, “The whole world saw the Indian agent’s confessional statement.” He vowed to expose RAW in front of the UN. FO has also considered India’s request to grant consular access to the arrested spy, Kulbhushan Yadav. Zakaria said Pakistan had already shared evidence regarding Indian involvement in terror activities inside Pakistan with the UN, adding that the latest arrest would also be taken up with the body.

Law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of Jadhav during an intelligence-based raid in Balochistan’s Chaman last week. Issues regarding Indian state terrorism in Pakistan would be addressed on every forum in the world. He also said Indian counselor’s request has been received and added that RAW agents have used Iranian soil for which Pakistan had contacted Iranian authorities for clarification and explanation. Zakaria also said that Pak-India foreign secretary meeting should not be influenced by any incident as Pakistan wanted to resolve all issues through negotiations.

He said an active service commander rank officer of Indian Navy, Kulbashan Yadav, working for the Indian intelligence agency RAW, was arrested by Pakistani authorities. Pakistan has been inviting the international community’s attention to the Indian state institutions’ involvement in conducting and supporting terrorist and separatist activities in Pakistan. The government had also last year submitted dossiers to the UN and the US government, containing information and evidence about Indian state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan. Revelations of Indian designs by Kulbashan Yadav had vindicated Pakistan’s position on the issue and also exposed Indian designs against Pakistan and involvement in terrorism.

About the update on Pakistani team’s India visit for Pathankot investigations, the Foreign Office spokesman said the team would submit its finding after its return to Pakistan in a day. Responding to a question, the spokesperson said Indian prime minister’s statement during his visit to Bangladesh about Indian state’s involvement in the events of 1971 was taken seriously by Pakistan.