AGENCIES / NEW DELHI
India has said it is disappointed at Pakistan’s response to its detailed dossier on the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s complicity in the cross-border terror attack in Pulwama, the presence of its terror camps and leadership in Pakistan. In response to media query, Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry, Raveesh Kumar said, regrettably, Pakistan continues to be in denial and even refuses to acknowledge Pulwama as a terror attack.
He said, it has not shared details of credible action, if any, taken by it against terrorists or terrorist organizations based in territories under its control. He said, this identical was followed by Pakistan in the past, after the terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 or in Pathankot in 2016. He said, it is a well-known fact that the UN-designated terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed and its leader Masood Azhar are based in Pakistan and this was again acknowledged recently to international media by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister.
Mr Kumar said, there is no dearth of sufficient actionable information and evidence in Pakistan itself to take action against them, if there is sincerity and intent to do so. He said, nevertheless, India is examining the paper handed over by Pakistan.
The spokesperson said, Pakistan should abide by the commitment it gave in 2004, and which its current leadership has recently repeated, vowing not to allow any territory under its control to be used for terrorism against India in any manner. He said, Pakistan should take immediate, credible, irreversible and verifiable actions against terrorists and terror organizations operating from territories under its control.