‘India exports terrorism’: Pakistan fires back at UNGA
Pakistan accused India of supporting terrorism beyond the region during a UN General Assembly debate on Saturday. Counsellor Saima Saleem made the allegations while responding to India’s representative. She said Pakistan had repeatedly suffered from terrorism and its consequences. Saleem accused India of using propaganda and disinformation in its foreign policy. She also alleged that […]
Pakistan's Counsellor Saima Saleem delivered a scathing rebuke to India at the UN General Assembly, accusing the neighboring nation of exporting terrorism and promoting an intolerant ideology. She labeled India as a state that "has elevated propaganda into statecraft, embraced disinformation as diplomacy, exports terrorism as an instrument of policy, pursues hegemony as a regional strategy, mainstreamed Islamophobia and institutionalised Hindutva ideology."
Saleem highlighted the human cost of Indian-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, noting that the country had lost nearly 100,000 lives to terrorism since the turn of the century. She provided evidence of India's alleged funding and support for terrorist groups like the TTP, BLA, and Majeed Brigade. Saleem also emphasized that India's terrorist exports had expanded from regional to global, citing specific cases such as Kulbhushan Jadhav and Nikhil Gupta.
She underscored the stark contrast between the rights enjoyed by the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and those of those in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where they endure repression and denial of fundamental rights. Saleem accused India of institutionalizing an "inflammatory Hindutva ideology" and unleashing a reign of terror against minorities, including Muslims, Christians, Dalits, and Sikhs.
She highlighted instances of Muslim massacres in Gujarat and Delhi, calls for Muslim genocide, Islamophobic rhetoric, and discriminatory citizenship laws as part of the "largest hypocrisy in the world." Regarding the Indus Waters Treaty, Saleem criticized India for holding it in abeyance and disregarding its international legal obligations, describing it as a "new low of weaponising water."
She emphasized that India's false narratives and disinformation could not hide its defeat in the 2025 military conflict, which resulted in the loss of credibility among the international community. Saleem reiterated Pakistan's commitment to peace, mutual respect, and dialogue, stating that Pakistan would never abandon its path to peace.
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