India has strongly rebuked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing him of glorifying terrorism and peddling lies about India.
Exercising India’s right of reply, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, delivered a sharp rebuttal late Friday.
“This assembly witnessed absurd theatrics from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who once again glorified terrorism that is so central to their foreign policy. No degree of drama and no level of lies can conceal the facts,” she said.
Sharif, in his UNGA address, referenced Operation Sindoor — the four-day conflict in May 2025 — claiming that “seven Indian jets” were damaged. Gahlot dismissed this as a “bizarre account,” pointing out that by May 10, Pakistan’s military directly pleaded for a ceasefire after India’s counter-strikes destroyed terror complexes in Bahawalpur and Muridke.
She further reminded the assembly that Pakistan had shielded “The Resistance Front,” a Pakistan-backed terror group, from accountability for the brutal Pahalgam massacre that killed 26 Indian tourists.
“A country long steeped in exporting terrorism has no shame in advancing the most ludicrous narratives. Let us recall that it sheltered Osama bin Laden for a decade while pretending to fight terror. Its ministers have recently admitted to running terrorist camps for decades,” Gahlot said.
Sharif, in his speech, had also praised former US President Donald Trump for his role in facilitating the ceasefire, even nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He accused India of violating the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it an “act of war,” and raised the Kashmir issue, urging for a UN-led plebiscite.
India has maintained that the ceasefire understanding was reached through direct military-to-military talks and reiterated that Pakistan must dismantle its terror infrastructure before speaking of peace.
