Overview

• Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot used the Right of Reply at UNGA to call Shehbaz Sharif’s address “absurd theatrics” and to accuse Pakistan of glorifying terrorism.
• Gahlot said Pakistan’s military directly sought a halt to fighting on May 10 after Indian strikes damaged multiple Pakistani airbases during Operation Sindoor.
• Sharif told the General Assembly that Pakistan downed seven Indian jets and “won the war,” and he praised President Donald Trump, saying Pakistan nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
• India demanded Pakistan immediately shut terror camps and hand over wanted militants, warning it will make no distinction between terrorists and their sponsors and will not bow to nuclear blackmail.
• India reminded the UN that Pakistan shielded The Resistance Front at the Security Council on April 25 and noted Pakistan’s past sheltering of Osama bin Laden, while Sharif criticized India’s Indus Waters Treaty abeyance as an “act of war.”