It’s Terroristan, Not Pakistan: India Gives a Befitting Reply at United Nations

Eenam Gambhir, India’s First Secretary to the United Nations, at the world body on Friday.

New Delhi: India on Friday gave a fitting response to Pakistan’s rhetoric at the United Nations, saying the neighbour has now become synonymous with terrorism.

“In its short history, Pakistan has become a geography synonymous with terror. The quest for a land of pure has actually produced “the land of pure terror”. Pakistan is now ‘Terroristan’, with a flourishing industry producing and exporting global terrorism,” Eenam Gambhir, India’s First Secretary to the United Nations, said at the world body.

Gambhir’s statement came as India exercised its right to reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s speech at the UN General Assembly, where he raked up the Kashmir issue and accused India of “terrorism against Pakistan”.

Hitting back, India reminded Pakistan and the United Nations of terrorists, including 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who continue to enjoy safe havens in the neighboring country. New Delhi also pointed out that Osama Bin Laden and Mullah Omar were both found to have been living in Pakistan.

“It is extraordinary that the state which protected Osama Bin Laden and sheltered Mullah Omar should have the gumption to play the victim…. Its current state can be gauged from the fact that Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, a leader of the UN designated terrorist organization Lashkar-i-Taiba, is now sought to be legitimized as a leader of a political party,” Eenam Gambhir said.

India also rebuked its neighbor for repeatedly raising the Kashmir rhetoric at international forums, including the UN. “… Pakistan must understand that the State of Jammu and Kashmir is and will always remain an integral part of India,” Gambhir said.