India strikes Pakistan at UN, calls it “best safe haven for terrorists”. As a part of the virtual counter terrorism week at the UN, India slammed and strikes Pakistan by calling it “the international epicenter” of terrorism and the “best safe haven for terrorists”.
“While the world is coming together to battle the pandemic, it is unfortunate, that Pakistan a state which sponsors cross border terrorism, continues to use false narratives, and make baseless, malicious and egregious allegations against India and interfere in our internal affairs”, said India during the address.
The comments were made as a part of the webinar on ‘The Global Scourge of Terrorism: Assessment of High Risk Threats and Trends, including the rise of violent extremism and hate speech in a pandemic environment’.
Pakistan: The Haven Of Terrorists
India further asserted that Pakistan is trying to showcase its “military, financial and logistical support to cross border terrorism against India as a freedom struggle”. It accused Pakistan of weaving and disseminating a false narrative against India in the case of Jammu and Kashmir.
The head of Indian delegation, Mahaveer Singhvi led the address. He reminded the council of Osama Bin-Laden, an international terrorist who was shot dead in an operation by the CIA, who was labelled as a “martyr” by Pakistan. “This is the chilling reminder of the patronage that international terrorists receive in Pakistan”. He further added.
Singhvi urged the international community to call upon Pakistan to take “sustained, verified and irreversible actions” against the “terror outfits” operating in the country. It also asked for a introspection to be done by Pakistan to realize the reasons of it becoming and being called an “epicenter of terrorism”.
The Indian delegate also criticized Pakistan on the human rights violations committed by them in the Balochistan region and the regional and cultural discrimation practiced by the government.
“The least Pakistan could do, therefore, is to look at its sorry state of affairs and put its house in order before pointing fingers at others and spewing venom against the democratically elected Indian government and its leaders” added Joint Secretary Singhvi.
