'Don't mess with my country', says Imran Khan on Facebook page

Soon after Pakistan Prime Minister issued a video statement on Pulwama attack, an image on his official Facebook page was shared with the caption: "Don't mess with my country."

Imran Khan. Image: Facebook

NEW DELHI: Soon after Pakistan Prime Minister issued a video statement on Pulwama attack, an image on his official Facebook page was shared with the caption: "Don't mess with my country." The post with Khan's image and a Pakistani flag in the background included some quotes from his address. "If India thinks it will attack Pakistan then we will not just think but retaliate," said the quote written in Urdu. "We all know that it is easy to start a war, but very difficult to end". "I hope better sense will prevail". "The issue of Kashmir can only be resolved through talks". Days after the terror strike by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror group killing 40 CRPF personnel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said security forces have been given free hand to avenge the dastardly act. In a video message, Khan responded to the Indian allegations on Pakistan's involvement in the attack in Kashmir last Thursday. Khan denied his country's involvement in the Kashmir suicide bombing and sought "actionable intelligence" but New Delhi asked Islamabad to "stop misleading the world" and take "credible action" against terrorist masterminds operating from its soil. The MEA statement said Khan ignored claims by the JeM as well as by the dead terrorist who committed the heinous crime. "It is a well-known fact that the JeM and its leader Masood Azhar are based in Pakistan. These should be sufficient proof for Pakistan to take action. The Prime Minister of Pakistan has offered to investigate the matter if India provides proof. This is a lame excuse," MEA said. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said disclaiming any link between the "terrorist attack and Pakistan is an oft-repeated excuse by Islamabad. "We are not surprised that the Prime Minister of Pakistan refuses to acknowledge the attack on our security forces in Pulwama as an act of terrorism... He has neither chosen to condemn this heinous act nor condoled with the bereaved families," Kumar added.