Overview

• Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the UNGA that Pakistan shot down seven Indian aircraft in May and declared that his country won the war.
• Sharif credited President Donald Trump with facilitating the ceasefire and said Pakistan has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Exercising the right of reply, Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot called Sharif’s remarks “absurd theatrics” and accused Pakistan of glorifying terrorism.
• India said the May ceasefire was arranged directly between the two militaries’ DGMOs and asserted that Pakistan’s military pleaded for a halt after Indian strikes damaged multiple airbases, a claim Pakistan disputes.
• Referencing the April 22 Pahalgam massacre of 26 civilians, India accused Pakistan of shielding The Resistance Front at the UNSC and noted that Operation Sindoor targeted terror infrastructure, with New Delhi also holding participation in the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.