New Delhi, April 29
The Central government on Tuesday blocked the X account of Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif following the barbaric terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that left 26 people dead, most of them tourists.
The action came as Pakistan's role as a "rogue state fuelling global terrorism" was laid bare by the public admission made by Asif.
A Sky News interviewer last week asked Asif if Pakistan had a long history of "backing and supporting and training and funding" terrorist organisations. He candidly admitted that it had.
In the interview, Asif had said, "We have been doing this dirty work for the United States (US) for about three decades... and West, including Britain," when questioned about Pakistan's ties with terror outfits.
Reacting strongly to his remark, India raised the issue at the United Nations. India's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Yojna Patel, called the statement a clear confession of Pakistan's involvement in promoting terrorism.
Patel, speaking at a UN event for victims of terrorism, said, "This open confession surprises no one and exposes Pakistan as a rogue state fueling global terrorism and destabilising the region."