Statements by Indian leadership irresponsible, imprudent: Pak

Pakistan today escalated its attack over "irresponsible and imprudent" statements from India with Premier Nawaz Sharif vowing to protect his country's "vital interests at all costs" while Parliament condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in Dhaka.
A resolution passed by Parliament said Pakistan's armed forces are fully capable of giving a befitting response to any incursion.
The action came in the wake of statements by Indian ministers over the army offensive in Myanmar that Pakistan claimed were a threat to it.
Addressing a conference of Pakistan's envoys here, Sharif said such statements vitiate the atmosphere and take the two countries away from goals of regional peace and stability.

"The entire nation is dismayed by the recent irresponsible and I must say imprudent statements from the Indian political leadership. This vitiates the atmosphere and takes us further away from our goal of regional peace and stability. We will protect our vital interests at all costs," he said.
This message, Sharif said, must be heard loud and clear. "At the same time we will not abandon our high moral ground because of provocations. We will continue our quest for a peaceful neighbourhood," he said.

Modi in his remarks during his recent visit to Dhaka talked about the role of his country in the independence of Bangladesh. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had said in the wake of the military action in Myanmar that it was a message to other countries which was interpreted as a warning to Pakistan.

Meanwhile, both the Houses of Parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly, today unanimously passed resolutions condemning the remarks of Indian leaders.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar claimed that Prime Minister Modi had openly accepted India's role in breaking Pakistan in the 1971 war. He urged the United Nations to take notice of the Indian leadership's "hateful statements".
He said Pakistan is continuously working to establish peace in the region, but "foreign hands" are involved in terrorism and suicide bombings in Pakistan to sow instability in the country. Modi's statement of admission had made this clear, Dar alleged.

Pakistan's Senate also unanimously passed a resolution, condemning the "provocative and hostile" statements which it said reflected the Indian "hegemonic mindset".