Minister exposed Pak as rogue nation: India at UN

PAK MINISTER SAID HIS GOVT IS PREPARING INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ACTION OVER INDIA'S SUSPENSION OF WATER TREATY

- Press Trust of India

UNITED NATIONS: India said that the open confession of Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif admitting to his country's history of supporting and funding terrorist organisations exposes the nation as a "rogue state" fuelling global terrorism and destabilising the region.

India's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Yojna Patel delivered a strong Right of Reply at the hybrid launch event for the Victims of Terrorism Association Network (VOTAN) of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on Monday when Pakistan's delegate made a reference to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir.

"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," Patel said.

"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," she said.

"This open confession surprises no one and exposes Pakistan as a rogue state fuelling global terrorism and destabilising the region. The world can no longer turn a blind eye. I have nothing further to add."

In a recent interview with Sky News, Asif said, "Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades, you know, and West, including Britain" to a comment that he admits that Pakistan has had a long history of backing, supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations.

On Monday, India also said that the "strong, unequivocal" support and solidarity extended by global leaders in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam is a testimony to the international community's "zero tolerance" for terrorism.