{"id":2510,"date":"2026-10-08T08:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/08\/india-urges-action-against-pakistan-terror-at-un\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:30:43","slug":"india-urges-action-against-pakistan-terror-at-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/08\/india-urges-action-against-pakistan-terror-at-un\/","title":{"rendered":"India Accuses Pakistan of Harboring Terror Networks at UN General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Delhi used the United Nations platform on Wednesday to turn Pakistan\u2019s own statements against it, arguing that terror networks once nurtured by Islamabad have begun to menace the country itself. India\u2019s first secretary to the UN, Raghoo\u202fPuri, addressed the General Assembly\u2019s Sixth Committee \u2013 the body that deals with legal affairs \u2013 and urged the international community to take firmer action against states accused of sponsoring terrorism.<\/p>\n<h2>India\u2019s UN Remarks<\/h2>\n<p>Puri opened his remarks by noting that Pakistan has long portrayed itself both as a frontline state in the fight against terrorism and as a victim of cross\u2011border attacks. He said that narrative masks a \u201cFrankenstein\u2019s monster\u201d the Pakistani state created, a monster that has now moved from wreaking havoc in neighbouring countries to doing the same inside Pakistan\u2019s own borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot run with the hares and hunt with the hounds,\u201d Puri warned, emphasizing that reality does not work that way. He was responding to remarks made earlier in the session by Pakistan\u2019s deputy permanent representative, Usman\u202fJadoon, who had launched an attack on India during the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Puri cited a recent statement by the chief minister of Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province, Maryam\u202fNawaz, who told reporters in Lahore that the greatest threat to her province of 130\u202fmillion people comes not from neighbouring countries but from neighbouring Pakistani provinces. The Indian diplomat also recalled an interview given by Maryam Nawaz\u2019s father, former prime minister Nawaz\u202fSharif, to the newspaper Dawn in 2018. In that interview Sharif said, \u201cMilitant organisations are active. Call them non\u2011state actors; should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai?\u201d Puri did not name either Maryam Nawaz or Nawaz\u202fSharif while making his remarks, but he used their comments to illustrate what he described as Pakistan\u2019s own acknowledgment of an internal terror threat.<\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan\u2019s Internal Threats Highlighted<\/h2>\n<p>The Indian delegation also addressed Pakistan\u2019s claims about the outcome of India\u2019s counter\u2011terror operation, dubbed Operation\u202fSindoor, which was launched after the Pahalgam attack on tourists. Puri dismissed Pakistan\u2019s portrayal of \u201cbombed\u2011out airfields and cratered runways\u201d as a victory, calling it \u201cwelcome to enjoy\u201d for those who spread false claims. He accused Islamabad of a broader campaign of misinformation and psychological warfare, saying the Pakistani representatives\u2019 \u201cdesperation to falsely tout the Pakistani military\u2019s narrative\u201d was consistent with a long\u2011running pattern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan believes in the circular economy of words and narratives,\u201d Puri said, adding that if the effort were directed at countering terrorism rather than narrative building, \u201cthe world would have been a better place.\u201d He referred to Pakistan\u2019s political system as a \u201cForm\u202f47 government,\u201d alluding to alleged manipulation of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing minority\u2011rights claims, Puri argued that the victims of the Pahalgam attack were asked about their religion, not their political orientation, and that it was \u201cdeeply ironic\u201d for Pakistan to speak of combating religious hatred while allowing the conditions that enable it to thrive, especially by fostering cross\u2011border terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian envoy also raised the issue of Jaish\u2011e\u2011Mohammed chief Masood\u202fAzhar, a UN\u2011listed terrorist. Pakistan had recently increased the reward for information leading to Azhar\u2019s arrest from 50\u202flakh to 70\u202flakh rupees. Puri said Pakistan \u201cglosses over its state support for terrorism\u201d by announcing such rewards while the media can still reach Azhar for statements about Operation\u202fSindoor, suggesting the Pakistani state knows his whereabouts. He reminded the audience that a few months earlier Pakistani representatives had called Jaish\u2011e\u2011Mohammed a \u201cdefunct organisation,\u201d a claim India says has been disproven.<\/p>\n<h2>Calls for International Action<\/h2>\n<p>Linking past terrorist incidents to the present debate, Puri invoked the 2001\u202f9\/11 attacks, noting that al\u2011Qaeda leader Osama\u202fbin\u202fLaden was found in Abbottabad, Pakistan, years after the attacks. He also recalled the 2008\u202fMumbai attacks \u2013 known as 26\/11 \u2013 in which 166 people were killed, and the recent Pahalgam attack, urging that \u201cthe world has not forgotten\u201d these events.<\/p>\n<p>Turning to financial aspects of terrorism, Puri warned that Pakistan\u2019s record on terror financing remains a concern for the global community. He referenced the upcoming plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris, scheduled for 26\u202fto\u202f30\u202fOctober, and said the world is aware of Pakistan\u2019s financial support to terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>In concluding remarks, Puri stressed that allowing terrorist groups to operate under state protection undermines international commitments and denies justice to victims. He called on the international community to take stronger action against states that sponsor terrorism, framing Pakistan\u2019s alleged behavior as a breach of global norms.<\/p>\n<p>The speech reflected a broader pattern of diplomatic exchanges between India and Pakistan at multilateral forums, where each side seeks to highlight the other\u2019s alleged support for extremist groups. While Pakistan\u2019s deputy permanent representative, Usman\u202fJadoon, launched a rebuttal earlier in the session, India\u2019s delegation left the floor with a detailed catalogue of accusations, historical references, and a clear appeal for heightened international scrutiny of Pakistan\u2019s counter\u2011terrorism record.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the UN General Assembly\u2019s Sixth Committee, India\u2019s first secretary Raghoo\u202fPuri warned that terror groups nurtured by Pakistan have turned on their own backyard and called for stronger international action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[2060,216,259,257,2429,409],"class_list":["post-2510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-fatf","tag-india","tag-jaish-e-mohammed","tag-pakistan","tag-terrorism","tag-un","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}