India strongly condemned Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border terrorism and destabilizing the region in a powerful address at the United Nations following the recent Pahalgam terror attack. The assault, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, mainly tourists, marked Kashmir’s deadliest terror attack since the 2019 Pulwama tragedy.
During the launch of the Victims of Terrorism Association Network in New York, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Yojna Patel, unequivocally denounced terrorism “in all its forms.” While not explicitly naming Pakistan, Patel criticized its delegation for spreading propaganda and making baseless accusations against India.
Patel highlighted India’s status as a “victim of cross-border terrorism” and referenced a recent admission by Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif, who confessed in a televised interview to Pakistan’s history of supporting, training, and funding terrorist groups.
“The entire world has heard Pakistan’s Defence Minister admitting Pakistan’s long-standing role in nurturing terrorism,” said Patel in India’s Right of Reply. She characterized Pakistan as a “rogue state” that fuels global terrorism and regional instability, urging the international community to act decisively.
The UN Security Council had previously condemned the Pahalgam attack, calling for swift justice for the perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors. The Council reaffirmed the need for all states to cooperate in accordance with international law and existing UN resolutions to ensure accountability.
The attack, carried out by armed militants at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam on April 22, was claimed by the Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
In response to the attack, India implemented several diplomatic and security measures. It suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, halted overland trade through the Integrated Check Post at Attari, and revoked the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme for Pakistani nationals, ordering them to leave India within 40 hours.
