Daughters belong to all: Sushma Swaraj tweets to Pakistani girl

NEW DELHI: Days after decimating Pakistans' rhetoric about Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday made sure that a group of 19 Pakistani girls returned home safely.

Last week, a group of 19 girls from Pakistan arrived in Chandigarh to participate in the 11th Global Youth Peace Festival. Soon after their landing in the country, tensions between the countries escalated owing to India's surgical strike in PoK. Following such developments, the girls and their parents were worried about their safe return to Pakistan.

Later, when the delegation's convenor Aliya Harir reached out to Swaraj with these concerns, the external affairs ministry assured the girls of their complete security and a safe journey back home.

Aliya - I was concerned about your well being kyonki betiyan to sabki sanjhi hoti hain. https://t.co/9QyeMQfRwy

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) October 3, 2016

After these girls returned to Pakistan, Harir thanked the Minister to which Swaraj replied, "I was concerned about your well being because daughters belong to us all."

Harir, in one of her tweets praised India's ethos of hospitality to guests. She also tweeted saying it is a matter of pride for her to be considered Swaraj's daughter.

Aap ki beti kehlane ka sharf hasil hai, aur kya chaheyay. The delegation has reached back home safe&immensely happy. Thanks a million times. https://t.co/JHH8VUj91Q

— Aliya Harir (@AliyaHarir) October 4, 2016

In indian ethos guests are like God ! https://t.co/HDRCd4HhY5

— Aliya Harir (@AliyaHarir) October 2, 2016