India sees Pakistan as “a terrorist state”, she said, accusing Pakistan of diverting worldwide aid towards training, financing and supporting terror groups as “militant proxies” against neighbouring countries.
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Pakistani media quoted Lodhi as saying at a NY press conference that US Secretary of State John Kerry had asked Nawaz Sharif to limit Pakistan’s nuclear program. “The foreign secretary told the Pakistani high commissioner that even now two encounters between terrorists and Indian army are under way at the border”, he added.
Pakistan official Nafees Zakaria said the entire nation was ready to defend the country in case of any attack by India after the Uri incident.
New Delhi, India on Thursday hit back at Pakistan, saying the “glorification” of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani at the UN General Assembly showed Islamabad’s “attachment to terrorism”.
“The global community must now understand fully that it is not only terrorists in Kashmir that Pakistan supports but its state policy is to provide an umbrella support and sustenance to all those who wreck havoc across the world, including in France, Bangladesh, USA, Britain and Belgium”, he added. “We have offered our assistance to the Government of India, and we also urge Pakistan to cooperate in the ongoing investigation”, the spokesperson said.
Sharif said the “Indian brutalities are well documented” and that “Pakistan will share with the Secretary General a dossier containing detailed information and evidence of the gross and systematic violations of human rights committed” in Jammu & Kashmir.
“Pak PM Sharif at #UNGA in complete denial of Uri terror attack”. She reminded the United Nations that the trail of the most “horrifying” and “dastardly terror attack” of 9/11 led all the way to Abbottabad in Pakistan, where Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been hiding for years and was killed by USA forces.
Tensions between the two nuclear powers have intensified since Indian security forces killed a popular Kashmir rebel commander on July 8.
Swarup said Jaishankar reminded Basit of Pakistan’s commitment in January 2004 to not allow its soil or territory held by it to be used for terrorism against India.
“Talks are in the interests of both countries”. The two met on the sidelines of the 71st UNGA session in NY.
Indian and Pakistani forces have been engaged in clashes in the disputed valley over the past months and accused each other of provocation.
Further escalating his attack on Pakistan, Singh said Islamabad is the crucible where terrorists are made, adding that 90 percent of radicalisation takes place there.
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If India were to cut off supply to Pakistan, it could cause major crisis in that country as a majority of its areas are dependent on Indus water.
