ISLAMABAD – The adviser to the prime minister on national security and foreign affairs, Sartaj Aziz, expressed serious concern over the statement made by Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar that India will use terrorism to counter terrorism from other countries.
This statement, Aziz said, only confirms Islamabad’s apprehensions about India’s involvement in terrorism in Pakistan.
Pakistan sincerely pursues a policy of good neighborly relations with India, maintained Aziz.
“Terrorism is our common enemy and it is vital for the two countries to work together to defeat this menace, from which Pakistan has suffered much more than almost any other country,” he asserted.
“The statement of Indian defence minister is open and blatant admission and declaration of sponsoring terrorism,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in an official statement issued late on Saturday.
Asif said Indian defence minister specifically mentioned that regulation will not be used to quell terrorist activities and terrorism will be promoted instead.
“This is the worst kind of declaration by a state functionary of cabinet level which confirms that India is sponsoring terrorism against its neighbors in the name of preventing terrorist activities,” Asif said.
Earlier, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a shocking and radical statement, has asserted that terrorists have to be neutralized only through terrorists.
“India will take proactive steps to prevent a 26/11 type attack,” Press Trust of India quoted him saying.
Commenting on the shocking utterances of the Indian Defence Minister, a defence analyst said the statement was appalling and beyond comprehension.
Speaking at an event in New Delhi, the minister used the Hindi phrase “kante se kanta nikalna” (removing a thorn with a thorn) and wondered why Indian soldiers should be used to neutralize terrorists. The proactive steps, he said, could include pressure tactics.
Sartaj Aziz said that India was carving out a disastrous strategy as it would never help in rooting out terrorism, which was a global issue threatening all states.
The international community should take notice of this irresponsible statement, which was reflecting a sick mindset, he stressed.
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