Continuing his relentless attack on Pakistan, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday criticized Pakistan over the horrific Pahalgam terror attack, declaring that the neighboring nation was the “successor of ISIS” because the murders of innocent tourists occurred along religious lines.
“Killing innocent people based on faith against our religion”
Emphasizing that terrorists inquired about the victims’ religion prior to their murders – as stated by the attack survivors – Owaisi asserted that “murdering innocent individuals based on their faith is against our religion.”
“Pakistan repeatedly takes pride in its nuclear bomb. Keep in mind that if you take the lives of innocent individuals in a nation, no country will remain silent. However, entering Indian territory and inquiring about people’s religion, only to then shoot them. Which faith are you referring to? You are worse than the Khawarij. This action indicates that you are the successors of ISIS,” Owaisi stated.
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The AIMIM MP further cautioned Pakistan to refrain from intimidating India with nuclear war, asserting that Islamabad cannot compete with New Delhi’s military strength.
“Pakistan is not merely half an hour behind India, it is fifty years behind. Our defense budget by itself surpasses their whole national budget. Pakistani leaders must avoid threatening India with nuclear war,” Owaisi stated.
Pak Minister Abbasi had threatened India with a nuclear war
His comments followed Pakistani Minister Hanif Abbasi’s audacious warning to India regarding a nuclear war, claiming that Pakistan’s missiles, including Ghori, Shaheen, and Ghaznavi, along with 130 nuclear warheads, have been kept “only for India.”
The Lok Sabha MP recommended to the government that the Kashmiri people should be welcomed, just as Kashmir is a vital part of India.
“I would also like to say to our Prime Minister that, just like Kashmir is an integral part of India, so are Kashmiri people,” he said.
On April 22, terrorists killed 26 individuals, including a Nepali national, after inquiring about their religious identities in Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam. The survivors disclosed that those who couldn’t recite Kalma (a religious chant in Islam) and identified as Hindus were shot dead at close range.
