Exposing Pakistan’s doublespeak on terrorism at the UN, India has called out Islamabad’s efforts to gloss over its state support for terror by announcing rewards for Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azahar, underlining that the world has not forgotten 9/11, 26/11 and Pahalgam attacks.
India on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) exercised its Right of Reply in response to the Pakistan representative’s statement in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly on the Agenda Item: Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism.
“Pakistan speaks of combating terrorism while seeking to obscure the very question that this committee must confront — What happens when terrorists are financed, facilitated, trained, sheltered, or supported from the territory of a State?,” First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Raghoo Puri said.
He said India has been consistent on this question, underscoring that terrorism cannot be defeated by declarations and instead requires action against its perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors.
“For years, Pakistan has presented itself as a frontline State in combating terrorism and as a victim while masking the fact that the Frankensteins the Pakistani state has created and lost control over have moved from wreaking havoc in neighbouring countries to doing the same in Pakistan,” Mr. Puri said.
Calling out Pakistan’s doublespeak on terrorism, Mr. Puri said the country “glosses over its state support for terrorism by announcing enhanced rewards for apprehending UN-listed head of Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist and mastermind of several attacks against my country, Masood Azhar.”
He said the world is aware of Pakistan's financial support to terrorism.
“Yet, we also remember that just a few months ago, Pakistani representatives used this forum to call the Jaish-e-Mohammed a defunct organisation. The world has seen the script play earlier, and we are clear-eyed that this time also it is going to be no different,” he said.
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