'It is epicenter of global terrorism': Jaishankar jibes Pak at UNGA

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hit back at Pakistan witout naming it at the United Nations General assembly as he said that "it is epicentre of global terrorism" and all major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country.

During his address at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Jaishankar, without naming Pakistan, stated: "Major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country."

He said that we must also firmly face up to threats. "Countering terrorism is a particular priority because it synthesizes bigotry, violence, intolerance and fear," the Ministter said.

Slamming Pakistan without naming it, Jaishankar said, "India has confronted this challenge since independence, having a neighbour that is an epicentre of global terrorism."

He stated "for decades now, major international terrorist attacks are traced back to that one country".

UN’s designated lists of terrorists are replete with its nationals. The most recent example of cross-border barbarism was the murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam in April this year, the Minister said adding that India exercised its right to defend its people against terrorism and brought its organizers and perpetrators to justice.

"Because terrorism is a shared threat, it is essential that there is much deeper international cooperation. When nations openly declare terrorism as state policy, when terror hubs operate on an industrial scale, when terrorists are publicly glorified, then such actions must be unequivocally condemned," he said.

He also demqanded that the financing of terrorism must be choked, even as prominent terrorists are sanctioned.

"Relentless pressure must be applied on the entire terrorism eco-system. Those who condone nations that sponsor terror will find that it comes back to bite them," he said.