Overview

• Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly that his forces shot down seven Indian aircraft in May, declared Pakistan had “won the war,” and said he now seeks peace.
• Sharif praised US President Donald Trump for facilitating the ceasefire and said Pakistan has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Sharif condemned India’s move to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, calling any violation an act of war and asserting Pakistan would defend its water rights.
• Exercising a right of reply, Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot dismissed Sharif’s remarks as “absurd theatrics,” accused Pakistan of glorifying and exporting terrorism, and cited Islamabad’s shielding of The Resistance Front and its sheltering of Osama bin Laden.
• India rejected Pakistan’s narrative of the May escalation, saying Pakistan threatened further attacks until May 9 and then pleaded for a ceasefire on May 10 after Indian strikes on Pakistani airbases, while urging Pakistan to shut militant camps, extradite wanted terrorists, and accept that issues must be resolved bilaterally with no third‑party role.