Pak muddles into Kashmir editor's killing, demands India investigate
This is despite reports that three Pakistan-backed terrorists on a bike may have been behind the killing of Mr Bukhari.
New Delhi: Fishing in troubled waters, Pakistan on Friday mischievously sought to link the murder of senior Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari with his tweet on a UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) report on alleged human rights violation in in Kashmir that was released on Thursday.
This is despite reports that three Pakistan-backed terrorists on a bike may have been behind the killing of Mr Bukhari who was shot dead in Kashmir on Thursday evening.
Trying to point fingers at India, Islamabad termed it a “terrible coincidence”and condescendingly asked New Delhi to “investigate”, adding that it raised “serious questions”.
In a tweet, Pakistan foreign ministry spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said, “Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari’s targeted killing within hours of his tweet on the OHCHR report on Jammu & Kashmir — terrible coincidence, raises serious questions — India should investigate and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.”