Pak leadership, Army chief, driven by extreme religious outlook: S Jaishankar

“Tourists were murdered in front of their families after ascertaining their faith, and it was done in a way in which it was intended to harm tourism, which is the mainstay of the Kashmir economy, and to create a religious discord. Deliberately, an element of religion was introduced,” S Jaishankar told Dutch broadcaster NOS.

Jaishankar added Pakistan’s leadership, particularly its army chief’s extreme religious outlook, is linked to the recent terrorist actions.

“And to understand that, you’ve got to also see the Pakistani side — you have a Pakistani leadership, especially their army chief, who is driven by an extreme religious outlook, so there is clearly some connect between the views that were expressed and the behaviour that was done,” said Jaishankar.