Tharoor Cites 37-Year Terror Trail Linking Pakistan to Pahalgaon Attack

On Thursday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor of Thiruvananthapuram had questioned by his son Ishan Tharoor, who traveled to America as part of the Indian delegation.

Ishaan Questions Tharoor's Response

Tharoor's son Ishaan questioned his father, who is also a former diplomat and politician, if any nation had asked the Indian delegation about the proof of involvement by Pakistan in the Pahalgaon incident. On hearing his son's query, Tharoor grinned and replied, "I am glad that you asked the question." 

History of Pakistan’s Terror Links

Responding to his son's query, Tharoor laid out a 37-year history of Pakistan's role in some of the world's most infamous terrorist attacks. Tharoor gave three evidences to establish the fact that Pakistan encourages terrorism. The first being the 2008 Mumbai attacks, where the terrorist caught alive by the police turned out to be a Pakistani national. Simultaneously, Tharoor reminded that Osama bin Laden lived in safety under the Pakistani army.

Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Role in Pahalgaon

As the second evidence, Tharoor stated that TRF, the outfit which takes credit for the Pahalgaon incident, is a shadow outfit of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Tharoor stated that this base of Lashkar is located at Pakistan. As the third evidence of Pak involvement, Tharoor mentioned the presence of Pakistani army officers during the funerals of the dead militants.

Operation Sindoor 

Incidentally, India's army operation 'Operation Sindoor' blew up 9 terrorist camps in Pakistan following the Pahalgaon incident. Some photos of Pakistani army officials seeing off the funerals of the terrorists who were killed in the attack were shared on social media.