India has strongly rebuked Pakistan’s reply to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s address at the UN General Assembly, accusing Islamabad of implicitly admitting to its “longstanding practice of cross-border terrorism.”

“It was telling that a neighbour who was not named chose to nevertheless respond and admit their longstanding practice of cross-border terrorism,” India said.

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India’s response came after Pakistan, exercising its Right to Reply, accused India of maligning its reputation, terming Jaishankar’s remarks a “deliberate attempt to repeat lies”.

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