‘Glorifying terrorism’: India dismantles Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif’s ‘absurd theatrics’ at UNGA

India on Friday strongly condemned Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s provocative address at the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech at the international body, Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s stance on the Kashmir issue and raised objections to India’s suspension of the Indus Water Treaty.

Hours after Sharif’s address, India used its right to reply, and diplomat Petal Gahlot pointed out how Pakistan supports and funds terrorism. “Mr President, 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,” Gahlot told the UN.

#WATCH | New York | Exercising the right of reply of India on Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s speech, Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot says, “Mr President, this assembly witnessed absurd theatrics in the morning from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who once again glorified terrorism… pic.twitter.com/ALR2AnDoA9

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She reminded the diplomats how Pakistan had shielded a “Pakistani-sponsored terror outfit” at the UN Security Council earlier this year after the devastating Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. “This is the very same Pakistan which, at the UN Security Council on 25th April 2025, shielded the resistance front, a Pakistani-sponsored terror outfit, from the responsibility of carrying out the barbaric massacre of tourists in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” she said.

Gahlot recalled the Bin Laden saga

While rejecting Sharif’s rhetoric, the Indian diplomat also pointed out how Islamabad have a long record of harbouring extremists, pointing to the fact that one of the most prominent terrorists in the world, Osama Bin Laden, found safe haven in Pakistan.

“Mr President, 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 said.

Sharif and his dubious take on the Kashmir and Indus Water Treaty issue

In his UNGA address on Friday, the Pakistani premier repeated his country’s position on Kashmir. “I wish to assure Kashmiri people that I stand with them, Pakistan stands with them, and one day soon India’s tyranny in Kashmir will come to a halt.” India dismissed the assertion, stating that by raising the Kashmir issue, Sharif attempted to deflect international attention from Islamabad’s role in supporting terrorists.

In his address, Sharif also accused India of violating the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty by putting it in abeyance. He went on to call India’s decision a breach of international law.

Soon after the Pahalgam terror attack, India suspended its participation in the treaty, declaring that “blood and water cannot flow together”. New Delhi linked the attack that led to the death of 26 people ot Pakistan, pointing out how the country continues to support cross-border terrorism. At that time, India made it clear that the treaty could be reinstated once Islamabad takes verifiable steps to end such activities.