India strongly criticized Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing him of glorifying terrorism and spreading false narratives. Exercising India’s right of reply, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, issued a sharp rebuttal to Sharif’s remarks.
Gahlot said the world once again witnessed “absurd theatrics” from the Pakistani leader, who sought to advance “ludicrous narratives” while ignoring Pakistan’s long history of sheltering terrorists. She reminded the assembly that Pakistan hid Osama bin Laden for nearly a decade while pretending to fight terrorism and recently blocked UN action against The Resistance Front, a Pakistan-backed terror group responsible for killing tourists in Jammu and Kashmir.
Countering Sharif’s claims about Operation Sindoor, Gahlot clarified that Indian forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. She added that despite Pakistan’s early threats, its military requested a ceasefire on May 10.
Sharif, meanwhile, praised former US President Donald Trump for facilitating peace talks, claiming Pakistan nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize. He also raised the Kashmir issue and criticized India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, calling any violation an “act of war.”
India maintained that Pakistan’s duplicity in exporting terrorism cannot be masked by political theatrics and urged the global community to recognize the truth behind Sharif’s statements.
