Pakistan’s mission against the United Nations said Tuesday that the country had “credible evidence” demonstrating that Jaffer Express’s attack was “externally sponsored by his regional adversaries,” according to a press release.
The Jaffar Express train was kidnapped on March 11 when the terrorists of the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BL) ambushed the train to Peshawar with 440 passengers, opening fire and taking hostages. The security forces launched a two -day operation, concluding on March 12. The general director of Public Relations between Services, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the 33 terrorists were neutralized, but no hostages were damaged in the final rescue phase.
During the launch of the “Network of the Victims of the Association of Terrorism” by the UN Terrorism Office at the UN Headquarters in New York, Jawad Ajmal, counselor of the Mission of Pakistan, expressed concern for the life of the tourist life in Pahalgam’s recent attack and extended the “Heartfelt condolences to the nearby rapid recovery “.” “.” “
According to the press release, Ajmal said that Pakistan had “credible evidence that established that the attack on the Jaffer Express passenger train, in which at least 30 innocent Pakistani nationals were killed and dozens taken as hostages, was externally sponsored by their regional adversaries.”
He pointed out that Pakistan joined other members of the UN Security Council to condemn the attack.
The counselor also said that Pakistan had been one of the worst victims of terrorism for more than two decades. With the loss of more than 80,000 more injured lives and thousands, Pakistan remains inspired by the resistance and strength of his nation.
“We ask tribute to the families of the martyrs of our agencies of application of the law and armed forces, which have made innumerable sacrifices to defend our homeland,” he added.
“The international community had the responsibility of supporting the survivors of brutal terrorist attacks and the families of victims whose lives were permanently altered by such tragedies.”
He underlined the need for collective action to avoid future attacks, asking the terrorists and their managers to hold a “uniform and centered victim focused.”
“If we want to draw a path to follow for victims, we must look beyond narrow political interests and geopolitical agendas. We must examine why, despite global strategies, threats of terrorism continue to proliferate and lead to an increasing number of victims,” he said.
“Pakistan unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including right -wing extremism, Islamophobia, motivated terrorism racially and ethnnically and, above all, terrorism sponsored by the State.”
Ajmal emphasized that the world must address the fundamental causes of terrorism and the conditions that lead to its propagation. He also emphasized the importance of distinguishing terrorism from legitimate struggles for self -determination.
The counselor highlighted the “need to address terrorism sponsored by the State and stressed the need to achieve a consensual definition of terrorism that reflects emerging trends.”
“He added that the challenges derived from the use of new tools, such as social networks and the dark website, to deepen divisions and incite violence must also be fought,” reads the press release.
In addition, he asked for efforts to counteract misinformation campaigns designed to spread hate discourse, xenophobia and Islamophobia.
Ajmal also stressed that the international community owes a moral and legal obligation with the victims of terrorism to take effective and impartial measures to suppress terrorism wherever there is and in any way.
“The more terrorism there is, the more victims there will be,” he said.
Last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the perpetrators of the attack on Jaffar Express remained in contact with their managers in Afghanistan throughout the incident.
During the informative session, FO spokesman, Shafqat Ali Khan, was asked if Pakistan had changed his position when he said Afghanistan, and not India, was behind the terrorist attacks against Pakistan. He clarified that there was no “change” in politics. “The facts have not changed. India is involved in sponsoring terrorism against Pakistan. What I meant was, in this particular incident, we have evidence that the calls date back to Afghanistan. This is what I said,” he said.
A day later, the DG ISPR called India the “main sponsor” of terrorism in Baluchistan.
Lieutenant General Chaudhry, who argued that India was the main sponsor of terrorism in Baluchistan, said that the terrorists had used Afghan and foreign weapons in the recent incidents and previous attacks. “We must understand that in this terrorist incident in Baluchistan, and others before, the main sponsor is its eastern neighbor [India]. “
