It was a major part of the campaign that swept him to power.
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In his nearly 20-minute speech, almost half of which was focussed on Kashmir, Sharif had hailed Wani – who was killed on July 8 by the Indian forces resulting in tensions in the Valley – as a “young leader” and the “symbol” of the Kashmiris’ freedom movement.
Sponsored content: Is your agency prepared to defend the next cyber attack? “Pakistan is fully prepared to meet any military challenge from India”. India suffered a humiliating loss in a bloody war with China in 1962. “The three countries should retain this solidarity…even consider boycotting it”. He had also said that even the United Nations won’t be allowed to interfere in Kashmir. They said that Pakistan’s support to the Kashmir cause had always been a source of inspirations for the Kashmiri people. Plus: “Near daily protests against India in Kashmir don’t go well with New Delhi’s strategic military planning”.
He (Basit) was also reminded that the Government of Pakistan had made a solemn commitment in January 2004 to not allow its soil or territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India, said Swarup, adding: “The persistence and growing violation of this undertaking is a matter of very serious concern”. This will be first public speech of the Prime Minister after the September 18 Uri attack that left 18 soldiers dead.
Many of Modi’s supporters and members of his Bharatiya Janata Party say India must hit back hard.
About the concerns of safety of Chinese workers, Kang said, “We also hope that effective means will be taken by parties concerned to ensure the safety and normal life of local people and citizens from other countries, including China”. Instead, little has happened at all.
“So, I think this itself makes very clear how successful Pakistan’s diplomatic strategy has been”, he added.
“After all, these (nuclear weapons) are not merely political weapons”. “When practised as an instrument of state policy it is a war crime”.
Gambhir, who also called Pakistan a “terrorist state”, was followed in New Delhi by comments from BJP leader Ram Madhav to news agency ANI arguing that Sharif had spoken “not like Supreme Commander of Pakistan but Supreme Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen”.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters.
Gambhir voiced India’s firm resolve to protect all its citizens from all acts of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s civilian-led government denounced his killing as “deplorable and condemnable” in yet another exhibit of Pakistan’s wanton and indefatigable support of terrorism.
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It expressed hope that foreign minister Sushma Swaraj would give a “strong and befitting reply” to the Pakistani premier and build a strong case for India in the global community. One of the outcomes of that engagement was that the United States developed a significant understanding of India’s strategic imperatives.
