India has raised the issue foreign sponsors of terrorism within Afghanistan at the Heart of Asia conference on Afghanistan held in Istanbul, Turkey on Monday.

India was represented by Minister of State General VK Singh who during his address to the gathering raised the root causes of all the problems that Afghanistan is facing today.

India Today TV has learnt that the minister raised the issue of foreign sponsors of terrorism who continue to wreak havoc in Afghanistan unabated.

While he praised the valiant efforts of the Afghan forces in fighting the menace of terrorism, he pointed towards the targeted killing of the leadership of Afghan security forces by terrorists backed by foreign forces.

Without naming Pakistan, the Indian minister said that it was time that sponsors of terrorism are held accountable.

India has reemphasised its commitment towards attaining sustainable peace, security and prosperity.

At the same conference, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi staged a walkout when the Indian minister was speaking. But, General VK Singh maintained the decorum of the multilateral gathering while Qureshi went on his anti-India rhetoric.