'NO SHORTAGE OF ...': JAISHANKAR REJECTS IMRAN KHAN'S CLAIM OF INDIA'S ROLE IN PAKISTAN KILLINGS

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday dismissed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusation of India carrying out killings in their country.

In a column published in a UK daily, the imprisoned Pakistani politician claimed, "India has already admitted to undertaking assassinations inside of Pakistan and the international border with Afghanistan remains volatile.."

Jaishankar, in response to Khan's article, stated that Pakistan has an abundance of terrorists and individuals involved in criminal activities. He pointed out that reports suggest some individuals with a background in terrorism have died under unusual circumstances, and it is a matter that Pakistan needs to investigate.

“What is happening in Pakistan, there is no shortage of terrorists and people involved in crimes out there. Now, from what we can see there are reports that some people who have a background in terrorism, some of them died in pretty unusual circumstances. That is something they need to investigate,” he said in Bhubaneswar.

The Union minister emphasized that Pakistan should first address the question of why there are so many terrorists within their borders and why the country is so protective of them.

“First, they need to answer why there are so many terrorists in Pakistan. Terrorists are not very nice people. They could be doing things to each other. I am not entirely aware of the Khan article. But I do know rather than saying why these people are dying, I would first ask why there are so many terrorists in Pakistan. And why is Pakistan so protective of them. that is the question, which should be answered,” the external affairs minister said.