India Rebuts Pakistan Over Terrorism at UN General Assembly

The Government of India issued a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly in New York after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot exercised India's right of reply, characterizing Sharif's remarks as bizarre and accusing Pakistan of sheltering high-profile terrorists, specifically citing the discovery of Osama bin Laden near a premier Pakistani army academy. Gahlot asserted that Pakistan is a regime of the army, for the army and by the army, and urged the international community to recognize Pakistan's duplicity and deceit.

India reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of its territory and highlighted human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Indian officials warned that continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism would have consequences, referencing Operation Sindoor strikes conducted on May 7 of the previous year. India further stated that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan permanently halts its support for terrorism, a measure implemented following the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for a just and fair solution to the Kashmir dispute and warned India against using water as a weapon, stating that water is a red line for Pakistan. Sharif also accused India and other hostile intelligence agencies of sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan via Afghanistan. While Sharif credited third-party mediation for resolving a May 2025 conflict, India explicitly rejected any third-party intervention in the Kashmir issue.