Washington, June 6 (UNI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor who is leading an all-party delegation to

the US, was asked a question by his son Ishan about Pakistan's denial of any involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack.

Ishaan Tharoor wanted to know from his father whether any country had asked for evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the attack on April 22 and about Pakistan’s consistent denial of its involvement in the attack.

"Have any of your government interlocutors asked you to show evidence of Pakistan's culpability

in the initial attack ? And what do you say to the repeated Pakistani denials of having any hand in

the initial attack ?” Ishaan asked.

Shashi Tharoor said India would not have retaliated the way it did if there was not convincing evidence against Pakistan.

"I'm very glad you raised this. I didn't plant it, I promise you. Very simply, no one had any doubt, and we were not asked for evidence. But the media have asked in two or three places. Let me say very clearly that India would not have done this without convincing evidence. But there were three particular reasons I want to draw your attention to all of you.

"The first is that we've had a 37-year pattern of repeated terror attacks from Pakistan, accompanied by repeated denials. I mean,Americans haven't forgotten that Pakistan didn't know, allegedly, where Osama bin Laden was until he was found in a Pakistani safe house right next to an army camp in a cantonment city. That's Pakistan. Mumbai attacks- they denied having anything to do with it...So we know what Pakistan's

all about.

"They will dispatch terrorists, they will deny they did so until they're actually caught with red hands..." Shashi Tharoor said. UNI XC RB SSP