New Delhi, June 13 -- India on Thursday pushed back against a senior US general's characterisation of Pakistan as a "phenomenal partner" in counter-terrorism by pointing to the Pakistani military's long-standing support for cross-border terrorism and the presence of terrorist leaders and groups in the neighbouring country. The US Central Command chief, General Michael Kurilla, said during a hearing by the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the US needs to have a relationship with both India and Pakistan because of the Pakistani military's role in countering threats from the Islamic State-Khorasan Province or ISIS-Khorasan. When external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about Kurilla's remarks at a weekly media briefing, he highlighted Pakistan 's track record in supporting cross-border terrorism and its links to terrorist individuals and groups, including slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. Referring to comments made by interlocutors in the US, Jaiswal said: "See the record of Pakistan, of what Pakistan actually is, [it] is very clear. We all know the Pahalgam attack is only the recent example of cross-border terrorism. "I would remind you that only recently, one of the conspirators of [the 2008 Mumbai attacks], Tahawwur Rana was extradited from US to India. Obviously, none of us have forgotten that Pakistan gave shelter to Osama bin Laden." Rezaul H Laskar...