However, Singh’s speech during the meet was blacked out.
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To analyse these issues, OneIndia caught up with former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, CD Sahay.
In a US State Department briefing on Thursday, the Spokesman Mark Toner said that terrorism was a reality in both the countries and they need to work together to confront it effectively.
“We were told that he has some important engagements back home”, he said.
Khan said Pakistan suffered heavy losses in the fight against terrorism and the country condemned every single incident of terror which claimed innocent lives.
The Home Minister had also yesterday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his visit to Pakistan.
“We have been very clear with the highest levels of the Government of Pakistan that they must target all militant groups and that includes those that target Pakistan’s neighbours”.
The Home Minister said he had urged the members not to glorify terrorism or give patronage to it. Do they think anyone will believe them?
Without mincing any words amid the strain in Indo-Pak relations, Singh said mere condemnation of “terrorism” and “terrorists” is not enough and that there are “no good terrorists or bad terrorists”.
Pakistan Interior Minister had invited everyone for lunch, but then he left in his auto.
Responding to questions in Rajya Sabha after making a suo motu statement on yesterday’s conference, the Minister also said that after the meeting was over, Pakistan’s Home Minister, who was the host, invited the participants for lunch but left in a vehicle soon thereafter.
“When I was going to the hotel, some people were standing and protesting”.
He said that Indian journalists accompanying him were not allowed to cover his speech at the SAARC summit.
“It is true that Pakistan Interior Minister invited everyone for lunch”. After his comment, Nisar reminded Rajnath of the atrocities committed by Indian Army on Kashmiris and called that as terrorism.
India has blamed Pakistan for stoking the trouble in the state after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hailed Wani as one who died fighting for the “freedom” of Jammu and Kashmir.
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“I was told on behalf of Pakistan that they will soon act on ratifying these”. Despite this, India had no choice but to stress all this again at a meeting of key South Asian ministers under whose direct ambit comes the hard task of tackling terrorism in the region.
