Pakistan pursues extremist agenda

Pakistan's leadership, especially army chief Asim Munir who is "driven by an extreme religious outlook," introduced an element of religion in the Pahalgam terror attack last month that killed 26 civilians, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said.

- Rezaul H Laskar

NEW DELHI:

India has also grappled with the Pakistani military fomenting unrest in Jammu and Kashmir since 1948, when regular Pakistani troops were sent into the region in the guise of tribal raiders, and their pursuit of an "extremist religious agenda," Jaishankar reiterated during an interview with Dutch public broadcaster NOS.

Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 to retaliate against the Pahalgam attack, is continuing because India will respond if there is another terror attack and hit terrorists operating from Pakistan, he said, while outlining New Delhi's new approach to countering cross-border terrorism.