A demand for the Indian government escalating its engagements with the international media to build a global opinion against Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border terrorism and harbouring Dawood Ibrahim was made in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday. Through a Zero Hour mention, Sasmit Patra of the BJD said the government should also engage with the G-8 nations to increase international pressure on Pakistan just like its engagement with the US that reflected in the recent Indo-US joint asking Pakistan to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorist activities.
With international pressure building and also in an attempt to come out from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list, Pakistan recently banned 88 terrorists including Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim. Patra said while the Indian media has reported on the address and the assets of Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, the international media hasn’t done that.The government should “escalate matter through engagement with international media”, he said, adding it should also use Parliamentarian just as the US administration associates with senators.
