Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami confronted Pakistan on Sky News, displaying a photograph of Pakistani military officials attending the funeral of terrorists killed in India's Operation Sindoor. He highlighted the presence of UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Abdur Rauf, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief, leading funeral prayers. Doraiswami questioned Pakistan's system of giving state funerals to terrorists, emphasizing the message it sends.
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