Pakistan ISI behind cross-border terrorism in India, Afghan: Experts

Why should not the international community take action against Pakistan for allowing the use of their territory for sponsoring and training terrorist who operate across the border in Afghanistan and India? 

Shouldn’t the US stop all military aid to Pakistan for its role in backing Islamic terrorists of different hues?

These and many other issues were the topic of discussion at a London-New Delhi video news conference held here on Monday. security experts and journalists, who were a part of a seminar on the issue held at London on Sunday, addressed the media. The theme was: Is Pakistan a victim or perpetrators of terrorism?

Dr C Christiane Fair, associate professor, Georgetown University, said that Pakistan’s ISI is behind the Islamic terrorist groups operating in Pakistan and sanctions should be imposed on the country for being involved in cross-border terrorism. Kailash Budhwar, a senior journalist based in London, maintained that the creation of Pakistan was the saddest happening of the last century and the tragedies continue to this day with Pakistani backing for Islamic terrorists.

Dr Akil Shah, Assistant Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Oklahoma, said that Pakistan military and the establishment think that they can get away with anything and there would be no action against them. The US should make it clear that their supports for terrorists will not be tolerated.