India, May 14 -- A Pakistani national has strongly defended India's right to retaliate following the Pahalgam terror attack, describing Pakistan's response as hypocritical and pointing to its role in fostering terrorism.

"I am Pakistani and I will say straight, India had every right to hit back. First you attack their people, and when they respond, suddenly it's all about peace, human rights. But where was that same energy when 26 innocent lives were lost?" he said, adding that India's response was an act of justice, not war.

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