One country’s terrorist can not be a martyr or freedom fighter for anyone.
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India has also offered to host a meeting of experts on SAARC Anti Terrorism Mechanism on September 22-23, he said, adding he offered provision of training to SAARC member nations on preventing narcotics trade.
Three more people have been killed by Indian security forces in the disputed region of Kashmir, bringing the death toll to 55 since unrest erupted following the killing of a local separatist leader in early July.
Leading a procession, Wani attracted thousands of protesters to Khrew who turned up despite the curfew imposed in South Kashmir and a call by Hurriyat leaders to march to Hazratbal, Srinagar, The Times of India reported.
Singh used some evocative phrases to make the point that Pakistan can not expect to make a success of a body meant for regional cooperation if it failed in its duty to take effective action against State and non-State terrorists.
“Strongest possible steps need to be taken not only against terrorists and terrorist organizations but also those individuals, institutions, organizations or nations that support them”. It all began with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the host.
They said Mr Singh and the Pakistani interior minister did not even greet each other with a proper handshake as their hands barely touched.
Khan brought up Kashmir in his speech and criticized what he said was the use of “excessive force” to suppress protests in Jammu and Kashmir. In this light, if there has been a success in the India-Pakistan “peace process” in the last few years, it’s been a recognition on both sides that territorial changes are strictly out of bounds.
The Minister said as per the original plan, he had to reach the hotel by road from Rawalpindi airbase, but probably security officials later made a decision to use helicopter.
While Singh’s hard hitting statements have been welcomed by many in India, Pakistani media has depicted the entire situation differently.
Victims of Indian oppression who lost their eye-sights in violent clashes with aggressors will be treated on expense on the government, he said urging the worldwide organizations concerned with the human rights to help Pakistan provide medical facilities to Kashmiris by using their influence.
“We are respecting public sentiments”, one official said. “We have always tried to work out our ties with them”, Rajnath Singh said. “But it is true that the reporters from India were not allowed inside”, the Home Minister said, as lawmakers in unison shouted “shame” on Pakistan.
“That is why we saw the blacking out of coverage of the event on national channels as well as the downplaying on most media”, said senior journalist Tahir Najmi. This also includes ensuring effective measures so that those committing terrorist acts do not escape prosecution and punishment, and are extradited or prosecuted, he said.
All member states, which have not ratified SAARC convention on Mutual Assistance on Criminal Matters, need to ratify the same, he said.
Prime Minister Sharif also touched on terrorism in his opening address but from a different point of view.
The Foreign Office said in a statement issued on Friday that Aziz has written a letter to the MSF president, highlighting the “state of medical emergency” in the disputed region due to “atrocious Indian brutalities” against “unarmed and defenceless civilians”.
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He categorically stated that there is no good or bad terrorist.
