Pakista
P eside t
Asif
Ali
Za da i
has
claimed
that
I dia s
“believe
i
Akha d
Bha at& dquo;
while
asse ti g
that
Hi dus
livi g
i
Pakista
would
p efe
to
emai
the e
athe
tha
move
to
I dia.
Speaki g
at
a
I depe de ce
Day
gathe i g
o
August
14,
Za da i
said
Pakista is
a d
I dia s
held
diffe e t
views
but
claimed
that
Hi dus
i
Pakista
we e
f ee
to
p actise
thei
eligio .
“The
I dia s
believe
i
Akha d
Bha at.
But
we
a e
Muslims.
They
a e
ot.
But
we
a e
Muslims
of
the
mi dset
that
tole ates.
We
have
a
4%
Hi du
populatio
i
Pakista .
They
a e
as
f ee
as
a ywhe e
else.
They
would
athe
be
with
us
tha
I dia,& dquo;
Za da i
said
i
a
video
which
is
goi g
vi al
o
social
media.
P eside t
Za da i& squo;s
claim
of#Pakista
bei g
a
sa ctua y
of
tole a ce
ig o es
a
g im
eality.
At
Pa titio
i
1947,
o -Muslims
made
up
ove
20%
of
West
Pak& squo;s
populatio ,
whe eas
today
the#Hi du
mi o ity
sits
at
a ou d
4%.1/4@Fa azPe vaiz3@ImtiazMadmood
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—
Ka thik
(@Ka thik00a)August
15,
2026
Za da i
made
the
ema ks
while
discussi g
Pakista & squo;s
elatio ship
with
I dia,
the
ole
of
the
a med
fo ces
a d
the
wide
geopolitical
situatio
i
the
egio .
Pakista
celeb ates
its
I depe de ce
Day
a
day
befo e
I dia.
Pakista
Leade ship
Calls
Fo
Peace,
U ity
Pakista & squo;s
top
political
a d
milita y
leade ship
called
fo
atio al
u ity,
peace
a d
eco omic
developme t
as
the
cou t y
ma ked
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day
o
F iday.
I
his
I depe de ce
Day
message,
P ime
Mi iste
Shehbaz
Sha if
said
Pakista
wa ted
peace
but
wa ed
that
its
desi e
fo
peace
should
ot
be
i te p eted
as
weak ess.
“We
do
ot
wa t
wa ;
we
wa t
peace.
But
the
desi e
fo
peace
should
ot
be
take
as
weak ess,& dquo;
Sha if
said.
Refe i g
to
last
yea & squo;s
fou -day
co flict
with
I dia,
Sha if
said
Pakista
emai ed
committed
to
p otecti g
its
atio al
i te ests,
i cludi g
its
ights
ove
wate
esou ces.
He
also
said
Islamabad
would
co ti ue
wo ki g
as
a
espo sible
atio
a d
a
stabilisi g
fo ce
fo
egio al
a d
global
peace.
Sha if
Raises
I dus
Wate s
T eaty,
Kashmi
O
May
7,
2025,
I dia
lau ched
Ope atio
Si doo
agai st
te o
i f ast uctu e
i
Pakista
a d
Pakista -occupied
Kashmi
i
espo se
to
the
Pahalgam
te o
attack,
i
which
26
civilia s
we e
killed.
I dia
a d
Pakista
late
eached
a
u de sta di g
to
e d
the
fou -day
co flict,
which
saw
i te se
c oss-bo de
d o e
a d
missile
st ikes.
Sha if
accused
I dia
of
“u ilate ally
a d
illegally
suspe di g& dquo;
the
I dus
Wate s
T eaty.
“I
decla e
i
clea
wo ds
that
eve y
si gle
d op
of
Pakista ‘s
wate
is
ou
ed
li e,& dquo;
he
said.
& bsp;
New
Delhi
suspe ded
the
t eaty
last
yea
as
pa t
of
measu es
take
agai st
Islamabad
followi g
the
Pahalgam
te o
attack.
Sha if
also
aised
the
Kashmi
issue
a d
u ged
Afgha ista & squo;s
leade ship
to
e su e
that
its
te ito y
was
ot
used
fo
te o ist
activities
agai st
Pakista .
He
also
highlighted
Pakista & squo;s
t ilate al
defe ce
ag eeme t
with
Saudi
A abia
a d
Tu kiye,
desc ibi g
it
as
evide ce
of
the
cou t y& squo;s
g owi g
egio al
ole.