Priyanka Tiwari
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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : At a United Nations headquarters press conference in New York, the former foreign minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, alleged that India exploits recent acts of terrorism to "politically demonize Muslims."
His remarks were countered almost immediately by a foreign journalist. As reported from the Times of India, the journalist responded:
“I follow the briefings from both sides and if I am not mistaken, there was a Muslim military officer briefing them on India’s side.”
At UN, Bilawal Bhutto claimed that Indian Govt is demonising muslims in India after Pahalgam Terror attack in Kashmir.
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A foreign Muslim Journalist replied that as far as he recalls Indian muslim military official was conducting the briefing for India's Operation Sindoor.… pic.twitter.com/4AwdrUuN0j
Indian Muslim Officers Led Briefing for Operation Sindoor
The journalist was quoting India’s official briefing on Operation Sindoor, which had the following members:
- Colonel Sofiya Qureshi - Corps of Signals, Indian Army
- Wing Commander Vyomika Singh - Helicopter Pilot, Indian Air Force
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
This was the team that presented to the public India's rebuttal narrative to the internationally coordinated assault on their country in the wake of a brutal terrorist attack on its military base, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians at Pahalgam.
India’s Operation Sindoor: Precision Strikes in Response to Terror Attack
On May 7, India executed Operation Sindoor on the Pakistani territory, striking nine terror hubs in Pakistan. These strikes were executed in retaliation to an attack in India on April 22 that resulted in the death of 26 civilians.
Precision airstrikes were conducted by India, obliterating critical defenses within Pakistan. A mutual understanding ceasefire was established between both countries on May 10.
Calls for dialogue can come from Bilawal, but acknowledging setbacks shut down diplomacy.
While remaining vocally aggressive towards India, Bilawal Bhutto softened his tone and accepted the need to talk and collaborate moving forward with counter-terrorism efforts.
“To leave the destiny of 1.5, or 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors is absurd,” he stated, cautioning against using terrorism's agenda as the prism to shaping order in the region.
Bhutto has also accepted failing to utilize world corridors effectively to amplify Pakistan’s narrative on the Kashmir issue, especially in the United Nations.
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