Tianjin (China): The Pahalgam terror attack was not only an assault on India’s conscience, but was also an open challenge to every nation that believes in humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, strongly pitching for shunning “double standards” in combating terrorism.
In the presence of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chinese President Xi Jinping and many other global leaders, Modi, addressing the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), said fighting terrorism is the “duty towards humanity”.
In a clear message to Pakistan and those supporting it, Modi asked: “It is natural to ask — can the open support for terrorism by certain countries ever be acceptable to us?”
Without naming Pakistan, Modi said it is natural to have the question: “Can the open support of terrorism by some countries be acceptable to us?”.
The prime minister said India has been suffering the brunt of terrorism for the last four decades.
“So many mothers lost their children and so many children became orphans. Recently, we saw a very disgusting form of terrorism in Pahalgam.”
“This attack was not only a blow to India’s conscience, it was an open challenge to every country, every person who believes in humanity,” he said.
The prime minister said the SCO must act unitedly to deal with terrorism.
“We must clearly and unanimously state that no double standards on terrorism will be acceptable. We must jointly oppose terrorism in all its forms and colours,” he said.
Modi also expressed his gratitude to the friendly countries that stood with India following the Pahalgam attack.
