New Delhi: India on Thursday accused Pakistan of evading responsibility in taking action against Pulwama attack mastermind Masood Azhar even after it shared enough evidence.
Addressing the virtual weekly press briefing on Thursday here, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, “The charge sheet has been filed after investigation of an year and half since the attack took place on February 14, 2019. It has been filed to address the act of terrorism and to bring perpetrators of such a heinous crime to justice. Our aim is not to simply issue statements or notifications.”
Stating that Terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad had claimed the responsibility of Pulwama attack, the spokesperson said, “The organization and its leadership is in Pakistan. It is regrettable that Masood Azhar, the first accused in the chargesheet continues to find shelter in Pakistan. Enough evidence has been shared with Pakistan but it continues to evade responsibility.”
He also said that Pakistan has not yet taken any credible action against perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack of 2008 which resulted in loss of 165 innocent lives including 25 foreign nationals.
