India rejects OIC statement on Pahalgam attack

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs has rejected the the statement by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group in New York on Pahalgam attack calling it “absurd and misguided”.

It slammed the organisation for issuing the statement at “Pakistan’s behest” and termed it an interference in India’s internal matters.

“The OIC statement, issued at the behest of Pakistan, is absurd in refusing to recognise the facts of the Pahalgam terrorist attack and its cross-border linkages. This is yet another attempt by Pakistan, a country that has ong engaged in cross-border terrorism, to manipulate and misguide the OIC Group to issue a self-serving statement. We reject the OIC’s interference on matters that are internal to India,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement on Tuesday.

The OIC had voiced deep concern over the worsening security situation in South Asia and had termed India’s allegations against Pakistan “unfounded” following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26.