'Rogue State, Fuels Global Terrorism': India Slams Pakistan At UN Days After Pahalgam Terror Attack
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India termed Pakistan a "rogue state" that fuels global terrorism and destabilises peace at the United Nations
India termed Pakistan a 'rogue state" that fuels global terrorism and destabilises peace at the United Nations, as tensions flare up between the two nations in the aftermath of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Ambassador Yojna Patel, India's Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, flagged Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif's 'open confession" about Islamabad's history of training and funding terrorists and said it was not surprising.
'It is unfortunate that one particular delegation has chosen to misuse and undermine this forum, to indulge in propaganda, and make baseless allegations against India. The whole world has heard Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif admitting and confessing Pakistan's history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations in a recent television interview," Patel said.
'This open confession surprises no one and exposes Pakistan as a rogue state fuelling global terrorism and destabilizing the region," she added.
Patel further added that the world can't turn a blind eye.
She made the remarks during the launch of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network (VOTAN), an initiative designed to offer a safe space for victims and survivors of terrorism while empowering them to serve as advocates and peacebuilders.
Notably, the launch came exactly a week after the killing of 26 civilians at a popular tourist site in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
India took the bold decision to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Pakistan after The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack.
In an interview with a British news channel, the Pakistani minister admitted that Pakistan was involved in 'dirty work" on behalf of the West when asked about Islamabad's history of funding and backing terror outfits.
'We have been doing this dirty work for the US for the past three decades, including the West and UK," he had said.
Asif went on to describe it as a 'mistake," noting that Pakistan has paid a heavy price for its decisions. He stated that Pakistan's international reputation would have remained unchallenged had it not aligned with the West during the Soviet-Afghan war and the US-led campaign against the Taliban after the 9/11 attacks.
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