The European Parliament extended their support to India’s surgical strike on the terrorist training camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In a signed article that has been published in the EP Today, the Vice President of European Parliament, Ryszard Czarnecki, has said that India’s cross border action against the terrorists should be “commended and supported by the international community.”
Praising the Indian government and the Indian Army for its professional approach to the situation that is becoming graver by the day, EP Vice President Czarnecki said in his article published in the EP Today that, “The message that came out is loud and clear, that India would no longer allow Pakistan to fuel cross-border terrorism.”
“This proactive operation, carried out on Pak-controlled territory, was probably a first by India and was a response to the two attacks by terror groups on Indian defence establishments earlier this year – the Pathankot Air base in January and the Uri Army camp in September. Both these establishments are located near the Indian border with Pakistan and the attacks were carried out by Pak-based terror groups who had sneaked across the border into India,” he added.
“India has clearly indicated that these attacks were not against the Pakistani state, but focussed against terror groups that threatened peace and stability in the region. India deserves global support in its fight against terror emanating from Pakistan, for, if left unchecked, these individuals and groups would be attacking Europe and the West, soon,” Czarnecki said.
“The time has come for the world to act decisively against terrorism and ensure that no terror group is assured of a secure haven in any part of the world,” he added.
“This rising threat calls for an effective response by us, to groups and states that sponsor terror and support to states that are dealing with such threats. The need of the hour, therefore, is for the international community to stand together and cooperate in the common fight against terrorism,” the European Parliament vice president said.
“We have witnessed the alarming growth of Pak-linked terror modules in Europe and other parts of the world. The close proximity between the Pak security establishment and extremist / terror groups has also given rise to a situation where organisations propagating Islamic militancy in Pakistan enjoy de-facto state patronage, including in their call to Pakistani youth to participate in the ‘global jihad,” he said in his article.
By Premji
