Islamabad: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said the statement of Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, was dangerous for regional peace and it had exposed Indian designs.

World needed peace but India was talking of terrorism, the minister said. Pervaiz Rashid said that India was committing worst state terrorism in occupied Kashmir. Representatives of human rights organizations were not being allowed to visit the Indian occupied valley, he added. He said, "World needs peace, progress and prosperity and international powers should play their role in this regard."