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Shehbaz Sharif Dodges Hafiz Saeed Questions at UNGA
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the United Nations.
Reporters asked him about Hafiz Saeed, a leader associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
They asked when Pakistan would prosecute Saeed and stop harbouring terrorists.
Sharif did not answer either question and walked away.
India says Saeed is wanted in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case.
India’s investigation agency also accuses him of involvement in a wider conspiracy linked to the 2025 Pahalgam attack.
A day earlier, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi criticized Pakistan at the United Nations.
Tyagi said Pakistan should focus on development and domestic problems rather than supporting terrorism or territorial claims.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declined to answer reporters’ questions about Hafiz Saeed at the United Nations headquarters.
Reporters asked Sharif when Pakistan would stop harbouring terrorists and prosecute the Lashkar-e-Taiba chief.
Hafiz Saeed is designated as a terrorist under India’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and is wanted in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case.
India’s National Investigation Agency named Saeed as Accused No. 8 in a supplementary chargesheet concerning the alleged Pahalgam attack conspiracy.
A day earlier, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi accused Pakistan of sponsoring cross-border terrorism and mishandling domestic crises.
- Who
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi, and reporters at the United Nations.
- What
- Sharif declined to answer questions about prosecuting Saeed and allegations that Pakistan harbours terrorists.
- Where
- The United Nations headquarters; the related criticism was delivered at a United Nations Human Rights Council session.
- When
- Thursday; Tyagi’s related remarks at the United Nations Human Rights Council came the previous day.
- Why
- Reporters sought answers about Saeed’s alleged terrorism links and Pakistan’s alleged support for cross-border terrorism.
Indian allegations and criticism
Pakistani response
Hafiz Saeed’s prosecution
Indian allegations and criticism
Reporters pressed Sharif to explain when Pakistan would prosecute Saeed, whom India designates as a terrorist and accuses in the Mumbai and Pahalgam cases.
Pakistani response
Sharif did not answer either question, so the reports provide no substantive Pakistani response to the allegations.
Pakistan’s alleged support for terrorism
Indian allegations and criticism
Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorists, sponsoring cross-border terrorism, and pursuing territorial ambitions.
Pakistani response
The articles do not quote a Pakistani response to Tyagi’s remarks; Sharif’s reported conduct was to decline questions and walk away.
Domestic governance
Indian allegations and criticism
Tyagi cited reported civilian deaths, arrests, protests, and restrictions on food, fuel, and medicine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and other areas.
Pakistani response
The provided reports contain no Pakistani statement addressing these claims.
Key facts
- Pakistani official
- Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Questioned individual
- Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba
- Questions asked
- Reporters asked when Pakistan would stop harbouring terrorists and prosecute Saeed.
- Indian designation
- Saeed is designated as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
- Mumbai case
- Saeed is wanted as an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case.
- Pahalgam allegation
- India’s National Investigation Agency named Saeed as Accused No. 8 in a supplementary chargesheet concerning the alleged conspiracy behind the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack.
- United Nations setting
- The encounter occurred during Sharif’s visit to the United Nations headquarters for the 81st United Nations General Assembly; one article headline identifies the event as UNGA 2026.
Quotes
Reporters at the United Nations
Journalists who questioned Shehbaz Sharif as he entered the UN headquarters.
“When will you prosecute Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed?”
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“Prime Minister, when will you stop harbouring terrorists?”
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Kshitij Tyagi
Indian diplomat speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council
“This Council was told last Friday of scores of civilians killed since June in the territory Pakistan occupies, of students arrested in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and of food and medicine held back. When those accounts were given, Pakistan's answer was a point of order. If any delegation in this room meets every objective criterion for this Council's scrutiny, it is Pakistan.”
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“Pakistan would better serve its people by focusing on development, rather than by coveting territory of others or exporting terror, because neither these nor its theatrics in the Council would help repay the loans its economy survives on.”
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