New Delhi: India has called Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s vituperative comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi “uncivilised” and a new low, “even for Pakistan”.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a statement Friday: “Pakistan FM’s uncivilised outburst seems to be a result of Pakistan’s increasing inability to use terrorists and their proxies.”
At the UNSC Thursday, Bhutto was countering Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar’s censure of Pakistan for “harbouring 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden”.
In reply, Bhutto launched a personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying: “Osama bin Laden is dead, but the butcher of Gujarat lives.”
The foreign ministry communique further said that Pakistan has played an “indisputable role” in sponsoring, harbouring, and actively financing terrorist and terrorist organisations.
India calls Pak Foreign Minister’s remarks "'uncivilised"
These comments are a new low, even for Pakistan. Pak's Foreign Min has obviously forgotten this day in 1971, which was a direct result of the genocide unleashed by Pakistani rulers against ethnic Bengalis & Hindus: MEA pic.twitter.com/g6WfuddAWh
— ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2022
The release said: “The Foreign Minister of Pakistan has obviously forgotten this day in 1971, which was a direct result of the genocide unleashed by Pakistani rulers against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus.”
Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan on 16 December, 1971, nearly two weeks after India joined the war.
“Unfortunately, Pakistan does not seem to have changed much in the treatment of its minorities. It certainly lacks credentials to cast aspersions at the Mother of Democracy,” the statement added.
Also read: Britain rejects Bilawal’s plea to consider Pakistan as emerging market