United Nations (TDI): Pakistan has strongly rejected Indian claims of cross-border terrorism, accusing New Delhi of fueling regional instability and violating international norms.
Speaking during a UN Security Council debate on promoting global peace through multilateralism and conflict resolution, Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, pushed back against the accusations made by his Indian counterpart, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish.
“It is India that has consistently sponsored and supported terrorism in my country and beyond,” Jadoon told the 15-member Council. “New Delhi must reflect on its own actions before casting blame elsewhere.”
Jadoon’s remarks followed India’s reaction to a statement earlier in the day by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who highlighted the Kashmir dispute and emphasized the importance of resolving longstanding conflicts through diplomacy. Dar had spoken after the Council unanimously passed a Pakistan-sponsored resolution calling for the peaceful resolution of international disputes in line with the UN Charter.
Ambassador Jadoon called it regrettable that India used the occasion to launch political attacks, especially when the session had focused on unity, peace, and respect for international law.
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He reiterated Pakistan’s stance that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory, occupied in violation of UN Security Council resolutions. “While India claims to support peace and multilateralism, it continues to block the implementation of UN-mandated resolutions, denying the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination,” he said.
Highlighting a recent escalation, Jadoon accused India of carrying out cross-border military aggression in early May, claiming that Indian forces had targeted civilians. He said Pakistan exercised its right to self-defense in response, downing six Indian aircraft during the incident. He credited both Pakistan’s measured approach and US diplomatic intervention for preventing a wider conflict.
He called out the irony of India’s stance, pointing out that it was New Delhi that originally brought the Kashmir issue to the Security Council but now refuses to abide by its resolutions.
Responding to India’s attack on Pakistan’s economy and governance, Jadoon dismissed the remarks as “cheap jibes” meant to distract from the substantive failures of Indian policy in the region.
The Council session, which will continue on July 24, featured dozens of senior diplomats. Earlier in the day, the body adopted Pakistan’s draft resolution aimed at reinforcing mechanisms for peaceful conflict resolution, one of the hallmark initiatives during Pakistan’s presidency of the Council this month.
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Presiding over the session, DPM Ishaq Dar personally introduced the resolution, which was passed unanimously. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the debate and praised Pakistan for steering the Council’s focus toward the UN Charter’s founding principles.
Farkhund Yousafzai is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
