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India Accuses Pakistan of Terrorism Double Game at UN
At a United Nations meeting, India’s representative Raghoo Puri accused Pakistan of allowing terrorist groups to operate.
He said some of the violence was now hurting people inside Pakistan too.
Puri referred to comments by Pakistani political leaders and to past attacks in India.
He also criticized Pakistan’s description of the results of an Indian operation called Operation Sindoor.
Pakistan’s representative had spoken critically of India, but the article does not give his detailed reply to Puri’s claims.
The arguments show that the two countries disagree about terrorism and the operation.
Puri urged countries to take stronger action against governments that support terrorism.
India’s representative Raghoo Puri spoke at the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee in New York.
Puri accused Pakistan of supporting or tolerating terrorist groups and said terrorism was also harming Pakistan.
He cited statements by Maryam Nawaz and former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Puri rejected Pakistan’s claimed victory narrative about Operation Sindoor, which he described as a counter-terror strike.
He called for international action against state sponsors of terrorism and referred to the Mumbai and Pahalgam attacks.
- Who
- Raghoo Puri spoke for India; Usman Jadoon represented Pakistan.
- What
- India accused Pakistan of tolerating or supporting terrorism and challenged its account of Operation Sindoor.
- Where
- The UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee in New York.
- When
- Wednesday, local time; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- Puri was responding to remarks by Pakistan’s representative and pressing for international action against state sponsors of terrorism.
India’s position
Pakistan’s position
Terrorism and state responsibility
India’s position
India’s representative Raghoo Puri accused Pakistan of supporting or tolerating terrorist groups and said the violence was also harming Pakistan.
Pakistan’s position
Pakistan’s representative Usman Jadoon had criticized India during the UN session; the article does not provide his detailed response to Puri’s allegations.
Operation Sindoor
India’s position
Puri described the operation as a counter-terror strike and dismissed Pakistan’s account of its military outcome.
Pakistan’s position
Puri said Pakistan was presenting its military narrative as a victory; the article does not give Pakistan’s account of the operation in detail.
Key facts
- Forum
- UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee
- Indian speaker
- Raghoo Puri, first secretary in India’s UN mission
- Pakistani speaker
- Usman Jadoon, Pakistan’s deputy permanent representative
- Main issue
- India’s accusations that Pakistan supports or shelters terrorist groups
- Operation discussed
- Operation Sindoor, which Puri described as a counter-terror strike
- Attack cited
- The 2008 Mumbai attacks, in which the article says 166 people were killed
- Reward cited
- Puri said Pakistan raised its announced reward for Masood Azhar from 50 lakh to 70 lakh Pakistani rupees
Quotes
Nawaz Sharif
Former Pakistani prime minister, quoted from a 2018 interview with Dawn.
“Pakistan has presented itself as a frontline state in combating terrorism and as a victim, while masking the fact that the Frankenstein’s (monster) the Pakistani state has created and lost control over have moved from wreaking havoc in neighbouring countries to doing the same in Pakistan”
republicworld.com
“Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors; should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai?”
republicworld.com
Sources
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