India, Sept. 26 -- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar sharply rebuffed a Pakistani journalist who accused India of sponsoring terrorism, during a press conference on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly on Friday, September 25.

Jaishankar was addressing reporters alongside Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, at the launch of the Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers, when a Pakistani journalist stood up and shouted, "When will your government stop sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan?"

"A terrorist country is asking me that question. Come on," Jaishankar replied. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, then told the journalist, "You have heard your reply. You have heard yo...