Envoys expose Indian lies.

Byline: Tahir Niaz

ISLAMABAD -- Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Major-General Asif Ghafoor on Tuesday threw a challenge to India to take any foreign diplomats and media to Line of Control to prove its army chief's allegations as Pakistan flew foreign envoys and diplomats to LoC in Azad Kashmir and gave them a tour of the sites of deadly skirmishes this week with India.

Officials said tour to Azad Kashmir was arranged to enable envoys from foreign missions in Islamabad to see for themselves that India had made false claims about the presence of terrorist camps in the region.

Chinese, Iranian, Bosnian, German and South African diplomats were prominent among the group that visited Line of Control in Azad Kashmir.

The group of 15 ISLAMABAD: based foreign diplomats was taken to Jura, Nauseri and Shahkot sectors near the Line of Control as well as Nausada village, which suffered severe damage in attacks by Indian troops.

DG ISPR said the Indian High Commission could not stand with its army chief on his claims, as no Indian High Commission staff accompanied fellow diplomats in Pakistan to LoC to see the truth on the ground.

I witnessed damages, sufferings, injuries to local people here - Yao Jing Ambassador of China

There is no evidence of any terrorist camp in this area - Deddy Feisal Deputy HC of Malaysia

I have special feel when I see that civilians were targeted here - Sakib Foric Ambassador of Bosnia

Indian forces are openly violating all principles of humanity - Chirsto janse Van Acting HC of South Africa

In a tweet, Major General Asif Ghafoor said the Indian High Commission staff did not have the moral courage to accompany fellow diplomats to LoC. 'What good Indian High Commission is which can't stand with its army chief? Indian High Commission staff didn't have the moral courage to accompany fellow diplomats in Pakistan to LOC. However, a group of foreign diplomats and media is on the way to LOC to see the truth on ground,' he said in the tweet early Tuesday.

Talking to media men, DG ISPR Major-General Asif Ghafoor said that Pakistan has challenged the Indian government to take diplomats and journalists to Indian-occupied Kashmir. 'The whole of Pakistan has challenged the Indian government to take diplomats and journalists to their side of the Line of Control in Indian-occupied Kashmir in a similar manner,' he added.

Asif Ghafoor remarked 'I request the international community to travel to occupied Kashmir and tell the...

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