After Trump-Pak Army Chief Meet, Tharoor Urges US Not To Forget Bin Laden Was Found In Pakistan

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticised the United States after President Donald Trump met with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, urging Washington not to forget Islamabad's history of harboring terrorists, reported Hindustan Times.

Tharoor, who recently led an Indian parliamentary delegation to the US and other nations after India's counter-terror Operation Sindoor, pointed out that terrorist Osama Bin Laden was found in Pakistan.

"Osama Bin Laden killed over 2,000 people in the 9/11 attacks. He destroyed two iconic American buildings. So, in these circumstances, Pakistan's culpability in hiding this man, until he was finally found in a safe house near an army camp in a cantonment city, is something that cannot be easily forgotten by the Americans," Tharoor was quoted as saying by HT.

He expressed hope that during the interaction, the US reminded Pakistan about the importance of not supporting terrorism or providing safe havens to them.

When asked why the US President did not meet the Indian delegation but did meet the Pakistani General, Tharoor highlighted that Vice President J D Vance received the Indian delegates, calling it a "significant honor."

He noted that usually senior officials, like Deputy Secretaries of State, meet parliamentary delegates.

He also pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met with Trump much earlier.

Regarding alleged US mediation in the India-Pakistan conflict, Tharoor asserted that India never needed persuasion to stop.

"If there was any pressure from President Trump, it would only have been on Pakistan. When Pakistan offered to stop, we stopped. So, there was no requirement for any mediation or any pressure on us," he added.