ISLAMABAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Monday criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that Pakistan is "glorifying terrorists" and said the Indian leader has tried to divert attention from the violence in Kashmir.
Prime Minister Modi in his speech to mark India's 70th Independence Day also alleged that Pakistan is "involved in human rights abuses" in its large province of Balochistan and in its controlled-Kashmir.
Responding to Modi's speech, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser, Sartaj Aziz, said that Modi was only trying to divert world attention from the grim tragedy that has been unfolding in the Indian-controlled Kashmir over the past five weeks.
"Thousands of unarmed youth are protesting every day for their right of self-determination. More than 70 innocent Kashmiris have been killed and more than 6000 injured," Aziz said in a statement.
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