If Destroyed Runways And Burnt-Out Hangars Look Like Victory : India To Pakistan At UNGA
New Delhi : India on Saturday ridiculed Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s claim of “victory” in the May conflict, telling the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that images of destroyed air bases. Exercising India’s right of reply at the 80th UNGA session, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, said the evidence was plain for the world to see.
The intervening event was the destruction caused to multiple Pakistani air bases by Indian forces. The pictures of that damage are, of course, publicly accessible. Gahlot said. Gahlot went further, citing photographic evidence of India’s strikes on Pakistani terror hubs during Operation Sindoor. A picture speaks a thousand words and we saw many pictures of terrorists slain in Bahawalpur and Muridke terror complexes by Indian forces during Operation Sindoor. When senior Pakistani military and civilian officials publicly glorify and pay homage to such notorious terrorists, can there be any doubt about the proclivities of this regime? she said.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan also advanced a bizarre account of the recent conflict with India. The record on this matter is clear. Till 9 May, Pakistan was threatening more attacks on India. But on 10 May, its military pleaded with us directly for a cessation to the fighting, she stressed. She added that Pakistan was once again responsible for a terrorist attack on Indian civilians and that New Delhi had acted decisively to defend its people.
The truth is that as in the past, Pakistan is responsible for a terrorist attack on innocent civilians in India. We have exercised the right to defend our people against such actions and have brought the organisers and perpetrators to justice, Gahlot said. While Sharif had spoken about peace, Gahlot said the “pathway is clear” only if Pakistan dismantles its terror infrastructure. She also called it ironic that a country “wallowing in hate, bigotry and intolerance” should attempt to lecture the Assembly on matters of faith.
