'Like cat guarding milk': Rajnath slams UNSC for naming Pak in anti-terror panel

NEW DELHI: Defence curate Rajnath Singh connected Tuesday criticised the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for appointing Pakistan arsenic the vice-chair of its counter-terrorism panel.

Singh said this determination is akin to "making the feline defender the milk" arsenic Pakistan has a known past of protecting and supporting terrorists."What is astonishing is that this Counter-Terrorism panel, was formed aft the 9/11 panic attacks. Pakistan had sheltered the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. This (decision) is akin to feline guarding the milk," Singh said.At an lawsuit successful Dehradun, Singh said Pakistan has supported coercion for galore years and described Operation Sindoor, which was carried retired successful effect to the Pahalgam attack, arsenic the "biggest action" against coercion successful India’s history.Singh pointed retired that some India and Pakistan became autarkic astatine the aforesaid time, but portion India is present seen arsenic the "mother of democracy", Pakistan has gained the statement of "father of planetary terrorism". He said this examination should beryllium kept successful mind.Singh besides said Pakistan is "stubborn" and needs to beryllium dealt with utilizing "strategic, diplomatic and economical pressure" from the planetary assemblage to halt coercion from its land.

"Pakistan has ever fixed structure to terrorists, trained them connected its ungraded and helped them. Pahalgam (attack) was conscionable an example, but I privation to archer you that database of Pakistan-aided terrorists is precise long. And, Pakistan ever tries to warrant terrorism. So, it is important that we destruct not conscionable these terrorists but the full panic infrastructure that immunodeficiency them," helium said.He added that Pakistan has not been capable to halt improvement successful Kashmir contempt efforts."Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway nexus is simply a shining illustration of the government's relentless pursuit of advancement successful Jammu & Kashmir. Soon, PoK volition articulation america and accidental 'I, too, americium Bharat'," helium said.

Calling coercion a occupation for humanity and a planetary issue, Singh said that nary nine should judge it.He besides mentioned that immoderate radical glorify terrorists arsenic "freedom fighters" and said, "no gyration is calved retired of the womb of terrorism, it lone engenders demolition and hatred".Singh further stated that "No religious, ideological oregon governmental crushed tin warrant terrorism. No quality nonsubjective tin ever beryllium achieved done bloodshed and violence."He said Pakistan supports coercion and a ample information of its overseas assistance is utilized to money this support."Funding Pakistan means backing the infrastructure of terrorism. Pakistan is simply a nursery of terrorism. It should not beryllium nourished," helium said, asking different countries to halt giving wealth to Pakistan.Singh said that Pakistan’s onshore has been a structure for planetary panic groups. He named terrorists similar Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar who determination freely there, and added that adjacent elder officers of the Pakistan Army person attended terrorists' funerals."Now, the aforesaid state is expected to pb the planetary assemblage against terrorism. This raises superior questions connected the intentions and policies of the planetary system," helium said.Singh urged the planetary assemblage and organisations similar the UN to instrumentality the contented of coercion seriously. He said, "Only erstwhile we are escaped from terrorism, volition we beryllium capable to determination towards the extremity of planetary peace, advancement and prosperity."