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‘Pakistan breeds terrorism’: Indian diplomat's strong rebuttal at WHO goes viral

Hitting out at Pakistan, Indian diplomat Anupama Singh, “A state that breeds terrorism cannot masquerade as its victims.”

Updated on: May 22, 2025, 09:50:59 IST
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India has delivered a strong rebuttal to Pakistan at the World Health Organization (WHO), calling out its role in fostering terrorism. Speaking at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Indian diplomat Anupama Singh exercised India’s right of reply and slammed Pakistan, saying, "Pakistan breeds terrorism, cannot masquerade as its victim."

Indian diplomat Anupama Singh exercised India’s right of reply and slammed Pakistan.
Indian diplomat Anupama Singh exercised India’s right of reply and slammed Pakistan.

She further asserted, "Let us not forget the sponsors and organisers of terrorism operate from Pakistani soil. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, precise, proportionate and focused on the infrastructure of terror inside Pakistan."

Highlighting India’s restraint, she added, "We took measures to ensure their civilians are neither targeted nor harmed. Rather, only the Pakistan-trained terrorists and their well-known hideouts."

"Pakistan also continues its false narrative regarding the Indus waters treaty, trying to obfuscate the issue."

Reinforcing her stance, she said, "A state that breeds terrorism cannot masquerade as its victims," she said.

A video of Anupama Singh's statement has gone viral on social media.

India has mounted a spirited campaign to highlight its resolve to confront state-sponsored terrorism emanating from Pakistan as multi-party delegations started reaching out to world capitals to assert its right to self-defence following Operation Sindoor.

Delegations led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha and Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde left for Japan and the UAE, respectively, to highlight Pakistan's policies of patronising terror outfits over the past few decades.

"Zero tolerance against terrorism," the ministry of external affairs said in a social media post as the delegations started departing for their visits.

The delegation led by Jha will also travel to South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore as part of India's outreach following Operation Sindoor and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan.

 
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