Pak minister’s confession on terror exposes country as rogue state: India at UN
India's Deputy Permanent Representative at UN also accused Pakistan of using the forum to engage in propaganda and make baseless accusations against India
India launched a sharp attack against Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing it of openly supporting terrorism, days after the deadly Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists in Kashmir.
Speaking at the hybrid launch event of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network (VOTAN) at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, Ambassador Yojna Patel, India's Deputy Permanent Representative, flagged Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent televised confession admitting to decades of funding and supporting terrorist organisations.
Patel delivered a strong Right of Reply when the Pakistani delegate referred to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Minister's confesion
Pakistan Defence Minister Asif had admitted in a recent interview that his country has backed terrorism over the decades.
In a recent interview with Sky News, Asif stated, “Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades, you know, and West, including Britain.”
He made this remark in response to a comment suggesting that Pakistan has a long history of backing, supporting, training, and funding terrorist organisations.
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India's scathing response
This confession was not surprising, and it exposed Pakistan as a "rogue state" that has been fuelling global terrorism and destabilising the region, said India's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN.
“The world can no longer turn a blind eye. The whole world has heard the Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admitting and confessing Pakistan's history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations in a recent television interview,” Patel asserted.
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She further added, “It is unfortunate that one particular delegation has chosen to misuse and undermine this forum by engaging in propaganda and making baseless accusations against India.”
(With inputs from agencies)
