New Delhi/Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed shock over the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter in Kashmir and deplored “oppressive measures” and “excessive” force used against civilians in the latest wave of violence in the Valley.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been under attack from the opposition for remaining “silent” over the killing of protesters in Kashmir, came out with a statement condemning the action of Indian security forces.
“The Prime Minister of Pakistan has expressed his deep shock at the killing of Kashmiri leader Burhan Wani and many other civilians by the Indian military and paramilitary forces,” Sharif's office said in the statement.
The Prime Minister said it was “deplorable that excessive and unlawful force was used against the civilians” who were protesting against the killing of Wani.
“Oppressive measures such as these cannot deter the valiant people of J&K,” he said. Even as the Valley remained on the edge, Pakistan continued to provoke India as top militants Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Sayeed Salahuddin held a prayer meeting for Burhan Wani at a Hizb terror training camp in Muzaffarbad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Intelligence sources said the two most wanted militants in India are planning major retaliatory action against security forces in Kashmir.
