Exposing Pakistan’s doublespeak on terrorism at the UN, India has called out Islamabad’s efforts to gloss over its state support for terror by announcing rewards for Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azahar, underlining that the world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11 and Pahalgam attacks.
Calling out Pakistan’s doublespeak on terrorism, Mr. Mr. India on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) exercised its Right of Reply in response to the Pakistan representative’s statement in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly on the Agenda Item: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism.
“Pakistan speaks of combating terrorism while seeking to obscure the very question that this committee must confront — What happens when terrorists are financed, facilitated, trained, sheltered, or supported from the territory of a State?,” First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Raghoo Puri said. He said India has been consistent on this question, underscoring that terrorism cannot be defeated by declarations and instead requires action against its perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors. “For years, Pakistan has presented itself as a frontline State in combating terrorism and as a victim while masking the fact that the Frankensteins the Pakistani state has created and lost control over have moved from wreaking havoc in neighbouring countries to doing the same in Pakistan,” Mr. Puri said. Puri said the country “glosses over its state support for terrorism by announcing enhanced rewards for apprehending UN-listed head of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist and mastermind of several attacks against my country, Masood Azhar. He said the world is aware of Pakistan’s financial support to terrorism. Puri also recalled a recent statement by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who had said, “The unfortunate thing is that the threat [Punjab] faces comes less from my neighbouring countries and more from my neighbouring provinces.”
“If this much effort had actually been made in countering terrorism rather than narrative building, misinformation, and disinformation, the world would have been a better place. But nothing more can be expected from a Form 47 government,” he said, referring to a term used to describe allegations of rigging and manipulation in Pakistan’s 2024 general elections.
