Former diplomat Veena Sikri on Saturday condemned Pakistani authorities officers for “paying homage” to prime terrorists throughout their Independence Day celebrations, calling it additional proof of Islamabad’s long-standing help for terror teams.
Chatting with ANI, Sikri mentioned that Pakistan is a “terror monger of terrorism” and India have to be cautious of it.
“We’ve got all the time mentioned that Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism. It’s a matter of nice concern to India. And our Prime Minister has now declared the brand new regular that each act of terror will likely be thought-about an act of warfare. So it is a massive warning to Pakistan that they need to not take pleasure in terrorist acts by any of their very own military, or their very own military personnel, however along with that, they have to not help terrorism perpetrated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, or Zabat-ud-Dawa, or different organisations,” she mentioned.
Sikri confused that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a “enormous warning” to Pakistan in opposition to conducting terror actions.
“So I feel it is a very massive warning from Prime Minister Modi to the terrorists of Pakistan. So I hope they are going to heed that warning. What they did on their very own Independence Day on 14th August simply proves the purpose. They’ve all the time been supporting terrorism. They’ve all the time been supporting terrorist teams, giving them cash,” she mentioned.
She additional alleged that Pakistan is diverting Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) funds to rebuild infrastructure destroyed throughout Operation Sindoor.
“They’re now provided to construct all their buildings which have been destroyed throughout the Operation Sindoor with authorities cash. So all the cash going from the IMF goes for this goal. It’s horrible, and the world ought to be aware of that,” she mentioned.
On Friday, in his Independence Day deal with, Prime Minister Modi hailed the success of Operation Sindoor and saluted the position of the armed forces who focused terror websites in Pakistan.
The operation, he mentioned, was an expression of India’s outrage on the Pahalgam terrorists’ assault during which “husbands have been killed in entrance of their wives and fathers have been killed in entrance of their youngsters after asking their faith.”
“I’m very proud that from the ramparts of the Purple Fort, I get the chance to salute the heroes of Operation Sindoor. Our courageous jawans punished the enemy past its creativeness,” PM Modi mentioned.