Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi firmly rejected any Pakistani involvement in the recent Pahalgam incident in India-held Kashmir during a press conference on Saturday, reiterating that Pakistan remains committed to peace and transparency.
"We are 200% clear that we have nothing to do with the Pahalgam incident," Naqvi stated, emphasizing that Pakistan demands an impartial and transparent investigation. He added that Pakistan is ready to fully cooperate in the inquiry to bring the facts to light.
Naqvi accused India and its intelligence agency RAW of interfering in Pakistan’s internal affairs, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and claimed that India cannot digest Pakistan's economic progress.
"India is involved in terrorist incidents happening in Pakistan," the interior minister alleged, noting that this is the third time a foreign leader was visiting Pakistan when such an incident occurred.
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Highlighting recent security operations, Naqvi revealed that Pakistani authorities have seized seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and arrested individuals involved in seven terror plots over the past three days.
The minister insisted that if India attempts any interference, "the entire nation will fight back." He also called for investigations not just into the Pahalgam incident, but also into the attack on the Jafar Express, asserting that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all forms, anywhere in the world.
Responding to questions, Naqvi stressed that organizations like BLA and RAW are two sides of the same coin and must be confronted. He reiterated that Pakistan will not compromise on its integrity and remains fully aware of activities aimed at destabilizing the country.
"Pakistan is a peaceful country; we will expose dramas like Pahalgam and bring the truth before the world," he concluded.
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Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif categorically rejected India’s baseless and unsubstantiated allegations following the Pahalgam attack, asserting that Pakistan, as a responsible state, was ready to cooperate in an impartial international investigation into the matter.
Addressing the passing-out ceremony of cadets at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, Prime Minister Sharif emphasised that water is Pakistan’s lifeline, and no compromises would be made on this crucial issue.
“If our water is stopped in violation of the treaty, we will respond with full force. This is not negotiable,” he said.
He reassured the nation that Pakistan's armed forces are fully prepared to tackle any potential threats, and that the 250 million citizens of Pakistan stand united behind their military.
