NEW YORK: Pakistan’s representative at the UN, Saima Saleem, didn’t mince words. Speaking during a Security Council debate, she called out India for fueling terrorism, not just within Pakistan but far beyond. “It’s time India ends its state-backed violence and sits down for real dialogue,” Saima Saleem.
Saleem’s remarks were a direct response to India’s narrative at the session. She said India once again resorted to half-truths and misdirection—tactics, she argued, that don’t hide the ground reality.
She laid out serious allegations: that Indian troops are involved in routine killings and injuries in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and that Pakistan has faced unprovoked strikes aimed at innocent civilians.
“There’s no denying it anymore,” she added.
Saleem also mentioned the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada and the alleged plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh in the US. “India’s hand in global targeted killings is becoming impossible to ignore,” she said.
Turning to the Indus Waters Treaty, she condemned India’s recent move to suspend it. “Water isn’t a weapon. It’s life, especially for the 240 million people in Pakistan who depend on those rivers,” she said.
Highlighting recent attacks between May 6 and 10, Saleem said Indian forces killed 40 civilians, among them women and children, and wounded 121 others. She also named groups like TTP, BLA, and Majeed Brigade, accusing India of funding and training them for strikes inside Pakistan.
Pakistan Exposes Indian-Backed Terrorism – Fitna-e-Hindustan
“Just look at the Khuzdar bus attack on May 21—schoolchildren were the target,” she reminded the council.
She wrapped up with a clear call:
“If India claims to support peace and neighbourly ties, it should start by ending its state terrorism, honouing international laws, and finally cominge to the table on Kashmir, based on UN resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people.”
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