New Delhi: Hours after India and Pakistan agreed to finish army motion, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi requested why the ceasefire was first introduced by “the President of a overseas nation”, as an alternative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when India has all the time been against exterior mediation.
He was referring to the announcement made by US President Donald Trump on his Fact Social account. This was adopted by a affirmation by Pakistan after which India.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2025
In a publish on X, Owaisi additional stated, “So long as Pakistan makes use of its territory for terrorism in opposition to India, there may be no everlasting peace. Ceasefire or no ceasefire, we should pursue the terrorists answerable for Pahalgam assault.”
So long as Pakistan makes use of its territory for terrorism in opposition to India, there may be no everlasting peace. #Ceasefire or no ceasefire we should pursue the terrorists answerable for #Pahalgam assault.
I’ve all the time stood by the federal government & the armed forces in opposition to exterior aggression.…
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) May 10, 2025
Quickly after the ceasefire was introduced, drones have been sighted and explosions heard in elements of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Gujarat. Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri later confirmed the “extraordinarily condemnable” intrusions in a press convention.
In his publish, shared in English, Hindi and Urdu, Owaisi listed a collection of questions for the Modi authorities.
In his first level, he stated he wished “our PM Narendra Modi had introduced the ceasefire moderately than the President of a overseas nation” and requested why the ceasefire announcement was first made by Trump, with out mentioning him by identify, when India has “all the time been against third-party intervention since Simla (1972). Why have we now accepted it?”
“I hope the Kashmir situation is not going to be internationalised, as it’s our inner matter,” he added.
He additional questioned why India had agreed to carry talks on “a impartial territory”. This gave the impression to be a reference to the ceasefire announcement made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which he stated that India and Pakistan had additionally agreed to start out talks on a broad set of points at a impartial website. Nevertheless, this was not corroborated by India or Pakistan.
Over the previous 48 hours, @VP Vance and I’ve engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officers, together with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, Exterior Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Military Employees Asim Munir, and Nationwide Safety Advisors Ajit…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 10, 2025
“What would be the agenda of those talks? Does the USA assure that Pakistan is not going to use its territory for terrorism?” Owaisi additional stated in his second level.
Within the subsequent level, the AIMIM chief requested “if India had achieved our goal of deterring Pakistan from finishing up future terror assaults.
“Was our purpose to get a Trump-brokered ceasefire or was it to deliver Pakistan to such a place that it could not even dream of one other terror assault?”
Lastly, he stated, “We should proceed the worldwide marketing campaign to place Pakistan within the FATF gray record.”
“AI have all the time stood by the federal government & the armed forces in opposition to exterior aggression. This may proceed,” Owaisi, who has supported the actions of the Modi authorities actions taken after the Pahalgam assault, additionally stated within the publish.
Earlier within the day, Owaisi had criticised the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) for approving a $1 billion mortgage to Pakistan, calling it “a mortgage to a militant organisation”.
He additionally thanked the Indian armed forces for his or her “bravery and their commendable ability”, paid homage to jawan M. Murali Naik and extra deputy commissioner Raj Kumar Thapa, who have been killed in Pakistani motion, and stated he prayed for all of the civilians who have been killed or injured in the course of the battle.
“I hope this ceasefire provides respite to the individuals residing in border areas. I additionally hope that Indians and Indian political events study from the previous two weeks: India is powerful when it’s united; our enemies profit when Indians battle Indians,” he stated on X.
(Edited by Sanya Mathur)
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