Asaduddin Owaisi targets Pak Army chief Asim Munir in Riyadh: ‘Was sitting beside US-designated terrorist’

Asaduddin Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who is part of the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, said that there is clear evidence of Pakistan’s involvement with terrorism.

Speaking during an interaction in Riyadh, Owaisi pointed towards the promotion of Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir as Field Marshal and how he was sitting with a US-designated terrorist during an event. He also pointed to a photo to prove his point.

“Pakistan must be brought back to the FATF grey list. That is where we will be able to control this terror financing of all these terrorist organisations. When this person (Asim Munir) was made a Field Marshal in Pakistan, a US-designated terrorist called Mohammad Ehsan was sitting right beside the Field Marshal. There are photographs of him shaking hands with this field marshal,” he said.

There is clear evidence of Pakistan’s involvement, Owaisi added.

The AIMIM leader further stated that terror groups are prospering and being trained in Pakistan, and their entire aim is to destabilise India and to create more Hindu-Muslim riots in the nation.

Pakistan’s lie about Sajid Mir

The AIMIM chief also said that Indian investigators had given all the proofs to Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks. However, there was no action taken until global pressure forced action.

He also exposed Pakistan’s lie about key accused Sajid Mir.

"After 26/11, my government, headed by the then Prime Minister, late Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian investigators went to Pakistan, gave them all the evidence, but you'll be surprised to know that nothing moved forward. What made Pakistan move forward in this terrorist trial was when Pakistan was put on the FATF grey list,” Owaisi said.

“One meeting was held in Germany, and India wanted one Sajid Mir to be indicted, but Pakistan said he's dead... Pakistan came up to the Committee of FATF and said Sajid Mir is alive. Can you imagine the country which was saying he's dead, suddenly, he's alive? And then the Pakistani government said that our courts have convicted him for some 5 to 10 years, but the main culprits of the 26/11 are still scot-free. They were convicted of money laundering, not for terrorism," he added.