India asks Pakistan to shun 'duplicity' on terrorism; demands action against JeM chief Masood Azhar
The Hindu
India demands Pakistan take action against Masood Azhar for his involvement in terror attacks, exposing Pakistan's duplicity.
India asked Pakistan on Friday (December 6, 2024) to take strong action against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, after reports emerged that he delivered a speech recently at a public gathering in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur.
New Delhi said if the reports of Azhar's location are correct, then Pakistan's "duplicity" has been exposed as it has been maintaining that the JeM chief is not in that country.
Azhar, known to be the mastermind of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, was designated as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council the same year.
"He is a UN-designated terrorist. We demand that strong action be taken against him, that he is brought to justice," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing.
His remarks came when asked about reports that Azhar delivered a speech at a public gathering in Bahawalpur last month.
Mr. Jaiswal also questioned Pakistan's persistent position that Azhar is not in the country.
"There has been denial that he is not there in Pakistan. If the reports [of his location] are correct then it exposes the duplicity of Pakistan," he said.
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