Pak raising Azhar bounty a gimmick, says India

NEW DELHI: Indian govt described as “gimmicks and hoodwinking” Pakistan’s announcement on increasing the existing PKR 50 lakh (Pakistani rupee) bounty on UN-proscribed Jaish-e-Muhammed terrorist Masood Azhar to PKR 70 lakh.Ministry of external affairs called upon Pakistan to take tangible action against terrorism, instead of making phony announcements.“We have seen many times that Pakistan has done such gimmicks. For a state sponsor of terror to make a phony announcement, we all know how hollow it is,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

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