India sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, said India is involved in sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan.He said India is involved in terrorism in Balochistan and it is trying to weaken Pakistan through various conspiracies.He said dialogue is the only option to resolve all the outstanding issues between Pakistan and India and Islamabad has offered talks to its neighbour.In an interview with Russian media on Saturday, the minister said Kashmir is the main dispute between India and Pakistan which should be resolved through peaceful means and talks.Prime Minister Imran Khan had said if India takes one step, Pakistan would take two for ensuring peace in the region, Fawad said. He said Indian Prime Minister Modi wanted to create war hysteria to take advantage in the upcoming general elections in India.The Information Minister categorically said Pakistan did not want war, but if war was imposed, the Pakistani nation knew how to defend the motherland.On the issue of Pulwama attack, he said Pakistan has not been given any evidence by India. Chaudhry Fawad said Pakistan had made an offer for investigation but there is no response from India. He further said India always tried to blame Pakistan for its problems.About Balakot incident, he said India and Pakistan had their own perspectives but the world media reports had shown the truth.He said that Pakistan and India are neighbouring countries who have fought three wars in 70 years but disputes could not be resolved through wars.The minister said one option is to try to weaken each other. However, he said the best option is to sit together, hold dialogue and become a partner against terrorism.Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry said Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has decided to lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to impose certain sanctions on India for dragging politics into sports.Talking to the media after visiting the Punjab Social Welfare Department shelter home in Lahore, he said the game of cricket would lose its appeal and credibility if it is allowed to be used for political propaganda.He said this while responding to a question about Indian cricketers wearing army camouflage caps during a match on Friday.He said the Pakistan cricket team could also raise the Kashmir issue while playing matches, but there are other forums instead of playgrounds to raise political issues.The ICC should censure the Indian cricket team for wearing military caps like it had stopped English cricketer Moeen Ali from wearing wrist band ''Save Ghaza'' and ''Free Palestine'' during a Test match against India in 2014, he added.Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the ICC should take notice of the Indian team for wearing military caps during the third One-Day International against Australia.The foreign minister said, "The world saw that the Indian cricket team wore military caps instead of their own, did ICC not see this? We think that it is the ICC's responsibility to take notice of this without the Pakistan Cricket Board bringing it up."

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