India slams Pakistan for glorifying Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay slammed Pakistan army chief for glorifying Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
In Short
- India hits out at Pakistan for glorifying Burhan Wani
- Islamabad's terror support should be condemned, says India
- Pakistan army chief, PM paid tribute to Wani on death anniversary
India today hit out at Pakistan for glorifying militant commander Burhan Wani, saying Islamabad's terror support and sponsorship need to be condemned by one and all.
In a strongly worded tweet, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, " First @ForeignOfficePk read from banned LeT's script. Now Pak COAS (Pakistan army chief) glorifies Burhan Wani. Pak's terror support and sponsorship need to be condemned by one and all."
First @ForeignOfficePk read frm banned LeT's script. Now Pak COAS glorfs Burhan Wani. Pak's terror suprt&spnsr'p need 2b condmnd by 1 & all- Gopal Baglay (@MEAIndia) July 9, 2017
Baglay's comments came a day after Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa praised Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen commander who was killed in an encounter with Indian security forces last year.
The Pakistan Army chief said that Kashmiris have a right to self-determination and that Burhan Wani had made a sacrifice that is "testimony" of his and his generation's "resolve" against "Indian atrocities."
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday paid tributes to Wani, saying his death "infused a new spirit in the struggle for freedom" in the Kashmir Valley. Sharif said that Burhan Wani's "martyrdom" is a "is a testimony of the fact that Kashmiris have completely rejected the Indian occupation."
Burhan Wani was responsible for several attacks against security personnel in Kashmir.
Burhan Wani, a poster boy for Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir, was killed on July 8 last year by security forces in Anantnag district. His killing triggered chaos and violence in the Valley in which dozens of civilians were killed in clashes with security forces.
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