MPs' delegations look to expose Pak terror links

The multi-party delegations visiting 33 countries are trying to expose Pakistan's duplicity on combating terror by showing pictures of the country's army general attending the funeral of terrorists killed during Operation Sindoor, the discovery of 9/11 accused Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, and how repeated peace initiatives by New Delhi have met with disappointment and more attacks, people familiar with the matter said.

- Saubhadra Chatterji

NEW DELHI:

All seven multi-party delegations, headed by Shashi Tharoor, K Kanimozhi, Srikant Shinde, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Sanjay Jha, Baijayant Panda and Supriya Sule, are visiting key international capitals to exchange views on furthering cooperation in counterterrorism and combating radicalism, especially after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians dead. Two of the delegations to Russia and Japan concluded their visits on Saturday with "constructive meetings". Another team, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, departed for Guyana on Saturday.

The delegation to Russian capital Moscow, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, concluded its visit on Saturday and spoke about the United States' claims of its intervention in the ceasefire. "When something like this happens, different heads of state speak to each other... But, I think independent countries decide what to do independently," news agency ANI reported her as saying.

"Pakistan chooses to protect the terrorists, they go ahead and spread false propaganda. We had only targeted terror hubs. India is very clear, we would not come to the table for peace talks when Pakistan continues attacking us."