Pakistan Targeted Sikhs In Jammu & Kashmir, Attacked Gurdwara And Killed Civilians: Centre

In response to Pakistan's claims of Indian attack killing civilians, India has questioned state funerals being accorded to the deceased by coffins wrapped in their national flag.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

Source : PTI

"Pakistan is targeting Sikhs in Jammu & Kashmir. It attacked a Gurdwara and targeted Sikh homes. It even killed three civilians from the Sikh community," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday. This escalation of tensions and attack came right after India's retaliatory "measured, precise, and restrained" move in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

"Yesterday, Pakistan launched a targeted attack on the Sikh community of J&K- hitting a gurdwara in Poonch and hitting the Sikh community members, who came under attack, and three individuals were killed in the attacks... A total of 16 civilians have been killed in Poonch and several others have been injured," Misri said.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, "Pakistan's reputation as the epicentre of global terrorism is rooted in a number of instances... I don't need to remind you where Osama Bin Laden was found and who called him a martyr...Pakistan is also home to a large number of UN proscribed terrorists and also to terrorists proscribed by many countries...You must have seen in the last few days, their Defence minister and former foreign minister accepted their country's involvement with such terror groups."

#WATCH | Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, "Pakistan's reputation as the epicentre of global terrorism is rooted in a number of instances... I don't need to remind where Osama Bin Laden was found and who called him a martyr...Pakistan is also home to a large number of… pic.twitter.com/fqXnIhBuNs

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In response to Pakistan's claims of Indian attack killing civilians, Misri said: "It's odd that funerals of civilians are being carried out by coffins wrapped in their national flag, and state honours are being awarded..." "As far as we are concerned, the individuals eliminated at these facilities were terrorists. Giving terrorists state funerals, maybe a practice in Pakistan," Misri added.

#WATCH | Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, ".. As far as we are concerned, the individuals eliminated at these facilities were terrorists. Giving terrorists state funerals, maybe a practice in Pakistan..."#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/jVkEhxv2lM

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