'We Will Hit Terrorists In Pakistan': Jaishankar Told US' Marco Rubio After Pahalgam Attack

"We will hit the terrorists in Pakistan, and there should be no doubt about it," Jaishankar told the US Secretary of State, according to sources.

File photo of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Source : PTI

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had a telephonic conversation on May 1 with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Pahalgam terror attack, where the minister conveyed that India will hit the terrorists in Pakistan.

 

"We will hit the terrorists in Pakistan, and there should be no doubt about it," Jaishankar told the US Secretary of State, according to sources.

 

Sources said that the turning point was the air strikes by India on May 9 and the morning of May 10. Marco Rubio, after talking to Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, Asim Munir, called Jaishankar and informed that Pakistan is ready to talk, sources said.

 

However, New Delhi made it clear that talks should be between DGMOs and no one else. Then the Pakistani DGMO requested for the time with the Indian counterpart at 1 pm on May 10.

 

"It is to be noted that India informed Pakistan's DGMO on 7th May that it had conducted strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan, but he did not respond. He asked for time after India conducted strikes on air bases," sources said.

 

Sources also said that India will send a team to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with the latest evidence of Pakistan's complicity with terrorism.