India lodges strong protest against Pakistan at ongoing NAM Summit for malignant use of terrorism

India today said the terrorist attack in Uri in Kashmir has highlighted Pakistan's desire to use "poison" instead of dialogue as it lodged a strong protest against Islamabad at the NAM summit in Venezuela for its "mischievous" and "malignant" support to terror. Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar hit out at Pakistan, saying it has reduced itself to "pariah" status in the international community because of its hypocrisy and its blatant sponsorship of terrorism and of terrorists.

Speaking to reporters after Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz raised the Kashmir issue at the 17th Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Akbar slammed Pakistan for giving sanctuary and support, both



domestic and international to terrorists and investing in the evil menace of terrorism. He said India has lodged a strong protest in writing with NAM against Pakistan's mischievous, malignant use of terrorism particularly evident even while the summit is taking place in the tragic incident at Uri. 

Akbar said the incident in Uri is a grave incident and not only India but the world is aggrieved by it. Pakistan should understand that it will be given a befitting reply and no one will back Pakistan on this, he asserted. Akbar said that one of the important developments of the NAM summit was the fact that 118 nations out of 120 supported a stand on terrorism and wanted a working group on terrorism.