Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today summoned Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit and issued strong demarche on continuing cross border terrorism from Pakistan. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said this is contrary to assurances given by the Pakistani leaders at the highest level.
The Ministry said, the demarche makes specific reference to Lashkar-e-Toiba, LeT, terrorist and Pakistani national Bahadur Ali who was caught recently in the Kashmir Valley. Ali confessed to Indian authorities that after training in LeT camps, he was infiltrated into India.
He was thereafter in touch with an operation room of LeT, receiving instructions to attack Indian security personnel and carry out attacks. Ali, in a letter addressed to the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi, has requested legal aid and assistance to meet his family. Mr Swarup said, the ministry is prepared to grant the Pakistani High Commission consular access to Bahadur Ali.