Pak will \'soon\' respond to Indian dossier on JeM: FO

Pak will 'soon' respond to Indian dossier on JeM: FO

Press Trust of India  |  Islamabad 

on Thursday said it will "soon" respond to a dossier handed over to it by on "specific details" of involvement of the (JeM) in the deadly terror attack as also the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror outfit in the country.

The JeM had taken the responsibility of the attack in Jammu and Kashmir's district on February 14, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Tensions between and flared up after the attack.

launched a counter-terror operation in Balakot on February 26. The next day, retaliated and downed a in an aerial combat and captured its Wing Abhinandan Varthaman, who was handed over to India on March 1.

Responding to questions during his weekly media briefing, Faisal claimed Pakistan "defeated India militarily, diplomatically and politically in the ongoing border row, which has de-escalated over the past few days."

"Our desire is peace but when we talk it is considered weakness," he added.

On the Kartarpur corridor, Faisal said it was a project initiated by and Qamar Javed Bajwa, for which a Pakistani delegation will be visiting India on March 14.

He said India first suggested that meeting be held in New Delhi, which Pakistan accepted, however, the venue was later changed to Attari.

"Pakistan again agreed with Indian suggestion and if circumstances are not changed until March 14, then the Pakistani delegation will visit India," he said.

India and Pakistan agreed to open up a special border crossing linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur - the final resting place of Sikh faith's founder - to in India's district to facilitate visa-free visit of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Kartarpur.

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First Published: Thu, March 07 2019. 19:15 IST