In Pakistan for the SAARC meet, Home Minister Rajnath Singh calls for ‘strongest action’ against nations supporting terrorism; barely shakes hands with Pakistani counterpart, skips lunch too
J&K police stop MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid and members of Awami Itihaad Party who were holding a protest march against civilian killings, in Srinagar yesterday.
Islamabad: India yesterday delivered a blunt message to Pakistan, asking it to stop encouraging terror groups and "glorification" of terrorists and also called for "strongest action" against nations supporting terrorism.
J&K police stop MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid and members of Awami Itihaad Party who were holding a protest march against civilian killings, in Srinagar yesterday. Pic/PTI
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Without mincing words, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there are "no good terrorists or bad terrorists". Singh, in his address to the 7th SAARC Interiors Ministers Conference, said terrorism continued to remain the biggest challenge and threat to the region.
"There should be no glorification of terrorists as martyrs. One country’s terrorist cannot be a martyr or freedom fighter for anyone," Singh said.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan at the 7th SAARC Home/Interior Ministers meeting in Islamabad yesterday. Pic/PTI
The current strain in Indo-Pak relations was evident when Singh came face-to-face with his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan for the first time yesterday and the two leaders barely shook hands. Singh also skipped the lunch being hosted by Khan after the meeting as the host had left the venue.
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