SAARC home ministers' meet

tough action against terrorism

no glorification or eulogising of terrorists

Rajnath, Pakistan home minister barely shake hands at SAARC meeting

SAARC interior/home ministers' conference

Singh arrived at the venue

Pakistan censors Rajnath Singh's speech in Islamabad

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday blacked out Rajnath Singh 's address toin Islamabad.Media was not allowed to cover Singh's speech at the SAARC meeting . Not only Indian media, even Pakistan's private TV news channels were barred from telecasting Singh's speech.Addressing the SAARC meeting, Rajnath called forand countries supporting it, saying terrorists should not be glorified as "martyrs"."There is no good or bad terrorism. Terrorism is terrorism. There should beas martyrs," Singh said.The ongoing strain in Indo-Pak relations was evident at thewhen home minister Rajnath Singh came face- to-face with his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan for the first time on Thursday and the two leaders barely shook hands.Asof the conference at the posh Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Khan was at the gate to receive the dignitaries. The two leaders barely touched their hands, not even a formal handshake, before Singh moved ahead to enter the meeting hall.Both Rajnath Singh and Chaudhary Nisar also skipped the lunch at the meeting venue.