Ceasefire Or Not, India Must Pursue Terrorists Responsible For Pahalgam Attack: Owaisi

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi declared that there could not be peace with Pakistan as long as that country used its territory for terrorism against India. Reacting to the announcement by the Centre on the ceasefire with Pakistan, Owaisi said “ceasefire or no ceasefire, we must pursue the terrorists responsible for Pahalgam attack.”

He also said he hopes Prime Minister Narendra Modi would clarify why India allowed a third party, the USA, to announce the ceasefire when India always opposed a third party mediation with Pakistan since the 1972 Shimla agreement.

Owaisi, in his post on X, said Modi should answer why India accepted a third party intervention now. “I hope the Kashmir issue will not be internationalised, as it is our internal matter.”

Owaisi said he always stood by the government and the armed forces against external aggression, and this will not change. “I thank the armed forces for their bravery & their commendable skill. I pay homage to Army jawan M. Murali Naik, ADDC Raj Kumar Thapa & pray for all the civilians who were killed or injured during the conflict. I hope this ceasefire gives respite to the people living in border areas,” he said.

He also questioned the US claim that India agreed for talks in a neutral territory and if the US guaranteed that Pakistan will not use its territory for terrorism. Importantly, Owaisi wanted to know if the Centre “achieved our aim of deterring Pakistan from carrying out future terror attacks? Was our goal to get a Trump-brokered ceasefire or was it to bring Pakistan to such a position that it would not even dream of another terror attack?”