Javed Akhtar slams Pak foreign minister for demanding evidence against JeM

March 02, 2019 21:06

The nation was left devastated by the dastardly attack on a security convoy in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir last month, which claimed the lives of 40 jawans.

Terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the attack and released a video identifying suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar as the one who carried out the attack.

However, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked India for "solid, inalienable evidence" against JeM chief Masood Azhar "that is acceptable to courts of Pakistan".

Lyricist Javed Akhtar lashed out at him for demanding proof of the JeM's involvement in the Pulwama attack. "Give us a break, Mr Qureshi. Our plane was highjacked and taken to Kandahar to get Masood Azhar out of Indian jail. He was handed over to the hijackers. Soon, he appeared in Pakistan and made an organisation with an agenda for jihad. He claims he is at war with India but you need proof. Really?" he tweeted.

Meanwhile, in an interview with foreign media, Qureshi seemed to admit that the government is in contact with the JeM leadership. He said that there was "confusion" and that the outfit had not claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack.

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