Osama killing shows Pakistan epicentre of terror: BJP
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan showed that “Pakistan gives shelter to terrorists”.
“He was killed in Pakistan, almost in the backyard of its capital Islamabad, which is a final confirmation of the fact that Pakistan remains the epicentre of terrorism,” said BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad.
“Terrorists and terrorism are encouraged and given shelter (by Pakistan),” he added.
He added that Osama, the founder of the Al Qaeda, was the most dangerous face of terrorism and needed to be punished for his evil ideology.
“The BJP is of the view that elimination of Osama is a matter of assurance. He was the most visible and dangerous face of global and jihadi terror,” said Prasad.
“His elimination sends the right signal… though he is dead he had to be punished for the evil ideology of terrorism that he nurtured,” added Prasad.
US President Barack Obama Monday announced that Osama, the world’s most wanted terrorist, had been killed in Abbottabad, near the capital Islamabad.
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