UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan raked up the issue of Indian death-rowprisoner and spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in the UN Security Council debate.
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Maleeha Lodhi was respondingto Indian ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin who said Pakistan needs tochange its “mindset” of differentiating between good and bad terrorists.
Lodhi raised the case of Jadhav, who was captured in March 2016 andsentenced to death by a Pakistani court for spying and causing unrest inthe province of Balochistan.
“Those who talk of changing mindset need to look within, at their ownrecord of subversion against my country as our capture of an Indian spy hasproven beyond doubt,” Lodhi told the members of the UN Security Council,without naming Jadhav.
Earlier, the US told the UN Security Council that the status quo regardingterrorist safe havens in Pakistan is not acceptable and insisted thatIslamabad join its efforts to bring a resolution to the conflict.
“We seek to work cohesively and effectively with Pakistan, but cannot besuccessful if the status quo, where terrorist organisations are givensanctuary inside the country’s borders, is allowed to continue,” US deputysecretary of state John Sullivan told the ministerial meeting.
“Indeed, with its safe havens inside the country and income from thenarcotics trade, the insurgency does not really need any outside assistanceor support centers to sustain its efforts,” Lodhi said during a ministerialdebate on Afghanistan.
“Afghanistan and its partners, especially the United States therefore needto address these challenges inside the country rather than shift the onusfor ending the conflict on to others,” Pakistan’s envoy said.
“Those who imagine sanctuaries outside really need a reality check,” shesaid.