Both the Houses of Parliament today rejected outright and deplored the anti-India resolutions passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan and the Federal Assembly of Punjab yesterday. A resolution, adopted by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, termed the Pakistani resolution as absolutely baseless and unfounded against the armed forces of India and its people.

The resolution said that there should be absolutely no doubt about the involvement of the Pakistan Army in the unprovoked attack on the army patrol on the Indian side of the Line of Control on the 6th of this month. It regretted that Islamabad indulged in unprovoked attacks at a time when efforts were being made to establish a long-lasting framework of peaceful and friendly ties so that both countries could devote their resources and energies for the welfare of the people of the respective countries.

Stating that India is not a threat to Pakistan or its people, the resolution said it is the terrorist groups that have been nurtured by Pakistan which have become the biggest threat to peace in the region.

New Delhi made it categorically clear that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir including the territory forcibly and illegally occupied by Pakistan, is an integral part of India and will always remain so.

The resolution said India upholds the sanctity of the Line of Control and calls upon the Pakistani regime to abide by the ceasefire commitment of 2003 along the international border and the Line of Control both in letter and spirit.

The resolution paid tribute to the courage and valour of the Indian armed forces personnel, who laid down their lives while upholding the sanctity of the Line of Control. It warned Islamabad that New Delhi’s restraint should not be taken for granted nor should the capacity of its armed forces to ensure the territorial integrity of India.