India condemns Pak's statements as 'irresponsible', says they are to project 'alarmist situation'

Condemning as "highly irresponsible" the statements by Pakistani leadership after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, India on Thursday said they are intended to project an "alarmist" situation far from the ground realities, and asked Pakistan to behave as a normal neighbour.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also dismissed the letter written by Pakistani minister Shireen Mazari to the UN on alleged human rights violation by India in J&K, asserting that it was "not worth the paper it was written on".

He also said India was informed by Pakistan about test-firing nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi' as part of the established confidence-building measures (CBMs).

Asked about provocative statements made by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and some other ministers, he said,"we condemn the highly irresponsible statements made by the Pakistani leadership on matters internal to india. These statements include references to jihad and to incite violence in India."
Kumar further asserted that "this is intended to project an alarmist situation which is far from the ground realities. Pakistan needs to understand that the world has seen through their provocative and unsubstantiated rhetoric which is based on lies and deceit."
Asking Pakistan to start behaving like a normal neighbour, Kumar said,"what do normal neighbours do, they do not push terrorists in a neighbouring country. You do normal talk, normal trade."