Pakistan has categorically dismissed India’s accusations of cross-border terrorism at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), urging New Delhi to introspect on its own actions rather than shifting blame. The sharp exchange came during a high-level UNSC debate on “Promoting International Peace and Security through Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes.”
Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, rebuffed claims made by India’s envoy Parvathaneni Harish, asserting that India itself sponsors terrorism in Pakistan and beyond. “It is India which actively aids and abets terrorism in my country,” Jadoon stated, highlighting New Delhi’s refusal to implement UN resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir and its illegal occupation of the disputed territory.
The Pakistani envoy also condemned India’s unilateral suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, calling it a violation of international law aimed at depriving Pakistan of vital water resources. He further referenced India’s May 7-10 aggression, where Pakistani forces downed six Indian aircraft in self-defense. “The hostilities ended due to Pakistan’s restraint and U.S. mediation,” Jadoon noted, countering India’s “victimhood narrative.”
The debate followed the unanimous adoption of a Pakistan-sponsored UNSC resolution urging peaceful dispute resolution—a diplomatic win for Islamabad. Deputy PM Ishaq Dar, who presided over the session, emphasized the urgent need to resolve Kashmir in line with UN mandates. India, however, retaliated with personal attacks, labeling Pakistan a “serial IMF borrower”—a remark widely seen as diverting from the core issue of Kashmir. The session will resume on July 24, with global attention remaining on this escalating diplomatic confrontation.