Islamabad, January 6

Pakistan has provided UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres details of Indian “terrorism and interference” in the country, its foreign office said in a statement on Friday.  Pakistani Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, said the country’s Pakistan’s envoy to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi met the new UN secretary general to hand over a dossier.”The dossier contains additional information and proof of Indian/RAW interference in Pakistan and involvement in terrorism particularly in Balochistan, FATA and Karachi. This is a follow up to the three dossiers, which were shared with the United Nations in October 2015,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.In a covering letter sent, Aziz claimed that the arrest of “Indian RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav from Balochistan and his confessional statement admitting involvement in activities aimed at destabilising Pakistan, and support to terrorist elements vindicated Pakistan’s long-standing position about India’s involvement in such activities”.Jadhav has been accused by Pakistan of planning “subversive activities” in the country. India has acknowledged that Jadhav had served in the navy but said he was not connected to the government.Aziz also said India’s “hostile intentions” could be drawn from recent statement by its political and military leadership, as he asked the UN to “restrain India from activities that were in clear violation of international law and threatened regional and international peace and security”.”Pakistan continues to desire peace with all its neighbours including India. It is convinced that the common objectives of economic development and prosperity for our people can best be promoted through regional cooperation, conflict resolution and peaceful settlement of disputes,” the Foreign Office statement said.”At the same time, however, Pakistan will resolutely defend its territorial integrity and take all necessary measures to counter any threat to its security,” it said. — PTI