Exercising India's proper of reply on the basic meeting, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India's Everlasting Mission to the UN, mentioned that the Prime Minister of Pakistan had sought to painting destruction of airbases of their nation as a victory. Whereas dismantling his narrative, the primary secretary accused Islamabad of protecting terrorists and peddling “ludicrous narratives” to masks its function as a hub of terrorism.
The First Secretary additionally debunked Sharif's portrayal of the Could battle, noting that Pakistan's threats towards India ceased solely after Indian forces devastated a number of Pakistairbases on Could 10.
“The Prime Minister of Pakistan additionally superior a weird account of the current battle with India. The document on this matter is evident. Until 9 Could, Pakistan was threatening extra assaults on India. However on 10 Could, its army pleaded with us straight for a cessation to the combating. The intervening occasion was the destruction brought about to a number of Pakistani airbases by Indian forces. The images of that injury are, in fact, publicly accessible. If destroyed runways and burnt-out hangers seem like victory, because the Prime Minister claimed, Pakistan is welcome to get pleasure from it,” she mentioned.
Gahlot pointed to Pakistan's April 25, 2025, actions on the UN Safety Council, the place it protected ‘The Resistance Entrance', a Pakistan-sponsored terror outfit chargeable for the bloodbath of vacationers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed 26 folks on Apirl 22.
“This Meeting witnessed absurd theatrics within the morning from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who as soon as once more glorified terrorism that's so central to their overseas coverage. Nonetheless, no diploma of drama and no stage of lies can conceal the information. That is the exact same Pakistan which, on the UN Safety Council on 25 April 2025, shielded ‘The Resistance Entrance', a Pakistani-sponsored terror outfit, from the accountability of finishing up the barbaric bloodbath of vacationers within the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” she acknowledged.Highlighting Pakistan's historical past of duplicity, Gahlot recalled its decade-long sheltering of Osama bin Laden whereas posing as a associate within the world battle on terror, including that Pakistani ministers had acknowledged working terrorist camps for many years.She additionally accused senior Pakistani army and civilian officers of publicly glorifying terrorists and paying homage to “infamous terrorists” who had been slain throughout India's strikes on Bahawalpur and Muridke throughout Operation Sindoor.
“A rustic lengthy steeped within the custom of deploying and exporting terrorism has no disgrace in advancing probably the most ludicrous narratives to that finish. Allow us to recall that it sheltered Osama bin Laden for a decade, even whereas pretending to associate within the battle towards terrorism. Its Ministers have only in the near past acknowledged that they've been working terrorist camps for many years. It ought to come as no shock that when once more, this duplicity continues, this time on the stage of its Prime Minister,” she mentioned.
“An image speaks a thousand phrases and we noticed many photos of terrorists slain in Bahawalpur and Muridke terror complexes by Indian forces throughout Operation Sindoor. When senior Pakistani army and civilian officers publicly glorify and pay homage to such infamous terrorists, can there be any doubt in regards to the proclivities of this regime?” the First Secretary added.
India's response underscored its zero-tolerance stance on terrorism, with Gahlot asserting, “The reality is that as prior to now, Pakistan is chargeable for a terrorist assault on harmless civilians in India. Now we have exercised the precise to defend our folks towards such actions and have introduced the organisers and perpetrators to justice.”
She demanded that Pakistan instantly shut down all terrorist camps and hand over wished terrorists, warning that India would maintain each terrorists and their sponsors accountable with out succumbing to “nuclear blackmail”.
Gahlot additionally addressed Sharif's name for peace, difficult its sincerity, whereas slamming Pakistan's “hate, bigotry, and intolerance”, urging its management to replicate by itself political discourse.
“The reality is that, as prior to now, Pakistan is chargeable for a terrorist assault on harmless civilians in India. Now we have exercised the precise to defend our folks towards such actions and have introduced the organisers and perpetrators to justice. The Pakistani Prime Minister has spoken about wanting peace with India. If he's certainly honest, the pathway is evident. Pakistan should instantly shut down all terrorist camps and hand over to us terrorists wished in India. Additionally it is ironic {that a} nation which wallows in hate, bigotry and intolerance ought to preach to this Meeting on issues of religion. The political and public discourse of Pakistan displays its true nature. Clearly, a glance by them on the mirror is lengthy overdue,” she famous.
Reaffirming India's longstanding place, Gahlot confused that each one excellent points with Pakistan have to be resolved bilaterally, leaving “no room for any third occasion.”
“India and Pakistan have lengthy agreed that any excellent problem between them will likely be addressed bilaterally. There isn't a room for any third occasion in that regard. That is our longstanding nationwide place,” she added.