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The United States has been following reports of Pakistan accusing India of targeted killings in the South Asian country, said US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday, adding that America will not get into the middle of the situation.
Instead, the US encourages both sides to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue on the targeted killings issue, he said.
“We have been following the media reports about this issue. We don’t have any comment on the underlying allegations, but of course, while we’re not going to get in the middle of this situation,” Miller said as quoted by ANI.
India-Pakistan on ‘targeted killing’ row
The controversy started when Indian and Pakistani intelligence operatives told The Guardian that PM Modi’s office ordered assassination of individuals in Pakistan.
The Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), an agency that is directly controlled by PM Modi’s office, had undertaken the strategy to “eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil”, the report had said.
Notably, this is the third time India has been accused of attempting to assassinate people on foreign soil. Previously, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had claimed that there were ‘credible allegations’ against India in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Reacting to the report, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh recently said, ““If that terrorist will run towards Pakistan [from India], Pakistan mein ghus ke marenge [will kill them by entering into Pakistan].”
Pakistan denounced Rajnath Singh’s proactive remarks saying the country’s ruling dispensation resorts to hateful rhetoric to fuel “hyper-nationalistic” sentiments, and unapologetically exploiting such discourse for electoral gains.
“Pakistan stands resolute in its intent and ability to safeguard its sovereignty against any act of aggression, as demonstrated by its robust response to India’s reckless incursion in February 2019 which laid…,” Pakistan said in an official statement.
This January, the Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the ‘targeted killings’ report, calling it as “peddling false and malicious anti-India propaganda”.
“We have seen media reports regarding certain remarks by Pakistan Foreign Secretary. It is Pakistan’s latest attempt at peddling false and malicious anti-India propaganda,” Jaiswal had said.
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Published: 09 Apr 2024, 12:01 PM IST
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