UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has stated that India is providing material and logistical support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan to facilitate terrorist attacks against Pakistan, asserting that Islamabad is fully aware of the cost of India-sponsored terrorism. Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, Counsellor at Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, made these remarks while exercising Pakistan's right of reply to the Indian representative at the UN on October 7.
Ajmal stated that India's "newfound love" for the Taliban regime is not accidental, noting that New Delhi is supporting Afghan authorities under the guise of humanitarian assistance. "Under the garb of humanitarian aid, they have been actively supporting the Taliban regime with material and logistical support for carrying out terrorist attacks against Pakistan," he noted.
He further emphasized that India is using proxies in Afghanistan to support militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which Pakistan refers to as Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan, respectively. Ajmal reiterated that Pakistan has repeatedly warned the international community about Indian attempts to "sow discord and create mischief" in the region.
He accused India of gross human rights violations, stating that New Delhi has mainstreamed Islamophobia and extremist ideologies while seeking to engineer demographic changes in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions.
Pakistan maintains that the territory is subject to international law and relevant UN resolutions. The diplomat also referred to the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, a serving Indian naval officer involved in espionage, sabotage, and terrorist activities on Pakistani soil.
Ajmal described Jadhav's capture as a glaring example of "Indian state terrorism," noting his confession to acts that resulted in the deaths of scores of civilians, including women and children. Furthermore, the envoy highlighted India's involvement in extraterritorial killings and assassination plots, citing the case of Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty in the United States to a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader, and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
Ajmal stated that such cases have become a "global feature" of India's illegal actions. Concluding his remarks, the Pakistani envoy affirmed that Islamabad would take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity, people, and security.
He reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to resolving disputes peacefully while upholding the UN Charter and international law.