Pakistan ‘grudgingly acknowledged’ presence of terrorists on its soil: Jaishankar
While presiding over the Darbari Seth memorial lecture, Jaishankar said the 9/11 terror attacks in the US and the Covid-19 pandemic are “stand-out moments that disrupted the trajectory of human society”.
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Pakistan ‘grudgingly acknowledged’ presence of terrorists on its soil: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed Pakistan for portraying itself as a “victim of terror”, and said it had to “grudgingly acknowledge” the presence of wanted terrorists and crime leaders on its soil due to international pressure. Also Read: 1 soldier killed, 3 terrorists gunned down in J-K’s Pulwama
While presiding over the Darbari Seth memorial lecture, he said the 9/11 terror attacks in the US and the Covid-19 pandemic are “stand-out moments that disrupted the trajectory of human society”.
He said today, the world has a range of mechanisms to counter-terrorism, including the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), several UN sanctions committees and the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate. But it lacks a comprehensive convention on international terrorism as UN members are still “wrestling with certain foundational principles”, he said.
“All the while, states that have turned the production of terrorists into a primary export have attempted, by dint of bland de…
