External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hit back at a journalist who asked when the Indian government would “stop sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan”.
India Slams Pakistan At UN
At the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi said Pakistan should concentrate on its economic problems rather than seeking territory belonging to other countries or supporting terrorism. The exchange took place on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Soon after responding, the Minister and other delegates in the room got up from their chairs and exited the room while the journalist continued asking his questions — all of which were pointed at India’s alleged role in Pakistan and Afghanistan. “When those accounts were given, Pakistan’s answer was a point of order. If any delegation in this room meets every objective criterion for this Council’s scrutiny, it is Pakistan.”
“Pakistan would better serve its people by focusing on development, rather than by coveting territory of others or exporting terror, because neither these, nor its theatrics in the Council, would help repay the loans its economy survives on,” Tyagi said. “This Council was told last Friday of scores of civilians killed since June in the territory Pakistan occupies, of students arrested in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and of food and medicine held back,” Tyagi said.
