Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag also said that the spreading influence of Islamic State has thrown up challenges of global and regional security.
Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag today slammed Pakistan for giving "candid support" to terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba as he called on the international community to join hands in combating the menace.
"Terrorist groups like LeT and JeM get candid support from across our western borders," Mr Suhag said, days after suspected LeT operatives struck in Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir.
Three army personnel, including two Captains of the Special Forces, and two CRPF personnel were killed in the attack fighting three heavily armed "foreign" terrorists who were shot dead after a fierce 48-hour-long gun battle.
At a seminar organised by Army think tank CLAWS, Mr Suhag also said that the spreading influence of Islamic State, in particular through social and other forms of media, has thrown up challenges of global and regional security.
"What is worrying is that these groups can no longer be dismissed as regional manifestations of violence," he said. Noting that such jihadist outfits take advantage of the international connected systems of finance, commerce and transit to stay flexible and reach any part of the globe, Mr Suhag said it was "necessary for international community to fight this menace as one by sharing of intel and adoption of training techniques from each other".
He added that the 9/11, 26/11 and recent Paris attacks have changed the perception among world leaders regarding the threat from terrorism.
"We need to address not only the methods but also the factors that contribute to the spread of terrorism, Gen Suhag said, adding, "the main threat comes from fundamental ideology and twisted interpretations which are promoting radical thinking."
BJP leader and spokesperson M J Akbar, who also spoke at the event, termed Pakistan a "sanctuary of jihad".
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