'Am I going to war ... ': Pak politician gets flustered when grilled on terror links

Former Pakistani ambassador Sherry Rehman engaged successful a heated speech with Sky News erstwhile asked questions implicit allegations of Pakistan harbouring violent organizations, peculiarly successful airy of the caller Pahalgam attack.When questioned astir Brigade 313, which TRAC (Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium) analysts place arsenic an Al Qaeda-affiliated umbrella radical operating successful Pakistan, Rehman responded defensively."I don't cognize who told you this, but I tin nutrient immoderate fig of pages saying each this," she retorted, suggesting the instauration of a "digital dossier" to antagonistic specified claims. She further deflected by pointing to India's interior conflicts: "Are we liable for each 100 insurgencies moving successful India?"

The interviewer, Hakim, referenced "Operation Sindoor," which targeted 9 panic camps successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) pursuing the Pahalgam attack.UN-designated violent enactment Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) had besides confirmed that its apical commandant Masood Asghar and 10 household members were killed successful Bahawalpur during these strikes.Rehman's cryptic response, "Children are not leaders," was followed by her questioning the credibility of planetary analysts. "Most of the analysts you're quoting are aligned with India's narrative. They lone archer India's story," she argued, dismissing claims astir Brigade 313's Al Qaeda connections.

Rehman has agelong been a salient dependable successful Pakistani politics. A seasoned writer and diplomat, she served arsenic Pakistan’s ambassador to the US betwixt 2011 and 2013, and became the archetypal pistillate to pb the absorption successful Pakistan’s Senate.