After Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s “absurd theatrics” at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he repeated his stance to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, claimed “victory” in the May military conflict, and called the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty an “act of war”, India hit back, stating that “no drama or lies can conceal the facts”.
‘No level of lies can conceal facts’: India’s sharp rebuttal
Exercising India’s right of reply at the UNGA, Patel Gehlot, First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, said, “This Assembly witnessed absurd theatrics in the morning from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who once again glorified terrorism that is so central to their foreign policy. However, no degree of drama and no level of lies can conceal the facts.”
“The pictures of that damage are, of course, publicly accessible. If destroyed runways and burnt-out hangars look like victory, as the Prime Minister claimed, Pakistan is welcome to enjoy it,” she added.
Gehlot also reminded the assembly that Pakistan shielded the Resistance Front, a Pakistani-sponsored terror outfit, in April at the UN Security Council, for the “barbaric massacre of tourists” in Pahalgam.
Her response followed PM Sharif’s claim that Pakistan is a victim of “external aggression.” He alleged that India politicised the Pahalgam terror attack and dismissed Pakistan’s offer for an “independent probe”. Sharif also claimed Pakistan “downed seven Indian jets” during the May conflict – a claim that India has denied.
During his UNGA address, Sharif also spoke of nominating US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
“Who would have lived to tell what happened? And therefore, in recognition of Trump’s wonderful and outstanding contribution to promoting peace in our part of the world, Pakistan nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. I think this is the least we can do for his love of peace, truly, he is a man of peace,” he said.
‘Military officials paid homage to notorious terrorists’: India at UNGA
She also said that Pakistan sheltered terrorist Osama bin Laden for almost a decade before he was killed by US forces in Abbottabad.
Patel further added, “The President of a country long steeped in the tradition of deploying and exporting terrorism has no shame in advancing the most ludicrous narratives to that end. Let us recall that it sheltered Osama Bin Laden for a decade, even while pretending to partner in the war against terrorism.”
“Its ministers have just recently acknowledged that they have been operating terrorist camps for decades. It should come as no surprise that once again this duplicity continues, this time at the level of its Prime Minister,” she further said.
Senior Pakistani military officials were seen paying homage to “notorious terrorists” killed during India’s strikes on Bahawalpur and Muridke during Operation Sindoor. “When senior Pakistani military and civilian officials publicly glorify and pay homage to such notorious terrorists, can there be any doubt about the proclivities of this regime?” the First Secretary asked.
“The truth is that, as in the past, Pakistan is responsible for a terrorist attack on innocent civilians in India. We have exercised the right to defend our people against such actions and have brought the organisers and perpetrators to justice,” she further said, before adding that Pakistan should hand over wanted terrorists to India.