India, Pakistan Spar at UN General Assembly over terrorism, Pahalgam assault

India and Pakistan engaged in a forwards and backwards on Saturday (September 27, 2025) night following India’s handle to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) within the afternoon. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had, in his UNGA assertion, accused Pakistan, with out naming the nation, of being a hub of terrorism and emphasised that it was behind the Pahalgam terror assault in April. India additionally referred to Pakistan as ‘Terroristan’ in its reply.

Exercising Pakistan’s proper of reply, a diplomat for the nation accused India of maligning Pakistan and mentioned New Delhi had not supplied proof to Islamabad about its involvement within the Pahalgam assault.

India responded to Pakistan’s intervention.

“It is telling {that a} neighbour, who was not named, selected to nonetheless reply and admit their longstanding follow of cross-border terrorism,” Rentala Srinivas, a Second Secretary at India’s UN mission mentioned, exercising India’s proper of reply on Saturday night.

“Pakistan’s status speaks for itself. It’s fingerprints are so seen in terrorism throughout so many geographies. It is a menace not solely to its neighbours however to the complete world,” the diplomat mentioned, including, “No arguments or untruths can ever whitewash the crimes of Terroristan.”

Pakistan’s consultant made a second intervention, criticising India for distorting its title, calling it a “deliberate try to malign and insult a whole individuals”. He accused India of partaking in destabilizing neighbouring international locations by way of its intelligence companies.