Diplomat Petal Gehlot says Sharif spreads lies and shelters terrorists; warns India will not bow to nuclear blackmail or tolerate cross-border violence
Washington DC: India has strongly rejected Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks on Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty at the United Nations, calling them “absurd theatrics.”
Speaking at the UN on Saturday, Indian diplomat Petal Gehlot accused Pakistan of promoting terrorism as a state policy and spreading lies to distract from its own failures. “No amount of drama can hide the truth. If burnt airbases are victories, then Pakistan is free to celebrate them,” Gehlot said, dismissing Sharif’s claims of military success in May.
Sharif, addressing the UN General Assembly on Friday, had labelled India as Pakistan’s “enemy,” claimed victory in the May conflict, and alleged that Pakistan had shot down seven Indian aircraft. He also repeated demands for international mediation on Kashmir.
Gehlot countered that on May 9 and 10, the Indian Air Force destroyed several Pakistani airbases, after which Islamabad pleaded for a ceasefire. She said Sharif’s narrative was a distortion of facts.
Reiterating India’s stance, Gehlot stressed that all issues between the two nations would be resolved bilaterally, without third-party involvement. She accused Pakistan of legitimizing terrorists, citing “Operation Sindoor,” where Pakistani officials openly attended funerals of militants in Bahawalpur and Muridke.
Gehlot demanded Pakistan shut down terror camps and hand over terrorists, warning that India would not bow to “nuclear blackmail.” She also reminded the UN that Pakistan had harbored Osama bin Laden for a decade and recently blocked the designation of a Kashmir-based terror outfit at the UN Security Council.
India concluded its statement by reaffirming zero tolerance towards terrorism and holding Pakistan accountable for cross-border violence.
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