Pakistan does now no longer condone terrorism, minister Fawad Chaudhry stated on Thursday, including that his comments at the Pulwama assault have been misinterpreted. “Pakistan doesn’t permit any terrorism, I become misinterpreted,” he instructed NDTV.
“My assertion could be very clear. It become approximately Operation Swift Resort that we undertook after India dared to go into into Pakistan territory on Balakot. I become speaking approximately the post-Pulwama operation that Pakistan undertook,” he stated, looking to suggest “Pulwama” become a huge time period used for the face-off.
Earlier withinside the day, he had activate a first-rate controversy via way of means of suggesting that Pakistan become liable for the terrorist assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama closing 12 months wherein forty Indian paramilitary soldiers had been killed.
“Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We hit India of their domestic). Our achievement in Pulwama, is a achievement of the humans below the management of Imran Khan. You and we’re all a part of that achievement,” minister Fawad Chaudhury stated withinside the countrywide assembly.
As the assertion sparked an uproar withinside the assembly, he seemed to extrade tack, rephrasing his line as: “Pulwama ke waqiyeh ke baad, jab humne India ko ghus ke maara (When we hit India of their domestic after the incident at Pulwama)”.
Later in a tweet, he stated, he become referring to “while our planes goal fight installations”. “We do now no longer display bravery via way of means of killing innocents n we condemn terrorism,” he added
India had replied to the February 14 suicide assault on a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Pulwama with air moves on a terrorist camp in Pakistan’s Balakot. Pakistan retaliated via way of means of sending fighter jets to goal Indian army installations.
The strike become blocked via way of means of the Indian Air Force however an Indian aircraft went down throughout the Line of Control and its pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman become captured via way of means of Pakistani forces. He become launched days later.
Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhury’s assertion on Pulwama got here in a debate over competition chief Ayaz Sadiq’s latest disclosure approximately a assembly among Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and navy leader General Qamar Javed Bajwa after the aerial encounter.
According to the competition chief, Mr Qureshi instructed a visibly flustered General Bajwa until he launched Wing Commander Varthaman, India could assault Pakistan “that night time via way of means of nine pm.”
“I do not forget Shah Mahmood Qureshi become withinside the assembly wherein (Prime Minister) Imran Khan had refused to wait and Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa got here into the room, his legs had been shaking and he become perspiring. Foreign Minister stated for God’s sake allow Abhinandan go, India’s approximately to assault Pakistan at nine pm,” Mr Sadiq had stated.
The comment, a part of an assault at the Imran Khan authorities via way of means of the competition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, has brought on a hurricane in Islamabad, prompting a shielding reaction from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.

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