India and Pakistan Exchange Terrorism Accusations at United Nations
India and Pakistan traded accusations of state-sponsored terrorism during a United Nations General Assembly session, citing proxy warfare and the sheltering of militant leaders.
The Government of India and the Government of Pakistan engaged in a sharp diplomatic exchange at the United Nations General Assembly's Sixth Committee on October 7 and 8, 2026. Pakistan first alleged that India provides material and logistical support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan to facilitate attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army. Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, a counsellor at Pakistan's UN mission, accused New Delhi of using humanitarian aid as a cover for state terrorism and cited the capture of Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav as evidence.
India responded by accusing Pakistan of state-sponsored terrorism and doublespeak. Raghoo Puri, First Secretary of India's UN mission, dismissed a seven-million-rupee bounty offered by Pakistan for Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a gimmick to obscure Pakistan's role in sheltering terrorists. Puri noted that the Taliban government has rejected Pakistan's claims that Azhar is hiding in Afghanistan. He further asserted that Pakistan has lost control of the terrorism it engineered, which is now causing violence within its own borders.
India referenced the 9/11 and 26/11 attacks, as well as Operation Sindoor, a May 2025 military action launched against terror infrastructure in Pakistan following a deadly attack in Pahalgam. The exchange occurs as Pakistan faces an upcoming review by the Financial Action Task Force regarding its anti-terrorism efforts.
