UN General Assembly LIVE: Jaishankar's key address today; India slams Pakistan over Shehbaz Sharif's speech
UN General Assembly LIVE: External affairs minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York during the “morning session”. Meanwhile, India hit back at Pakistan over Shehbaz Sharif’s address, accusing Islamabad of terrorism, deceit and duplicity.
At India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, First Secretary Petal Gahlot used her right of reply to criticize Pakistan’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly. Gahlot accused Islamabad of terrorism, deceit, and duplicity, and warned that Pakistan’s support for cross-border terrorism would face consequences. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to speak at the morning session of the 81st UNGA in New York.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the assembly, calling for a “just and fair solution” to the Kashmir issue, which has been the subject of illegal occupation, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, and sexual violence.
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