UNITED NATIONS (September 29, 2025): Pakistan strongly rebuked India’s attempt to brand it as “Terroristan” during the United Nations General Assembly session, terming the slur “petty, shameful, and utterly undignified.” Diplomat Muhammad Rashid, Second Secretary at Pakistan’s UN Mission, said India’s remarks only exposed its frustration and lack of substance on the global stage.
The malicious accusations about terrorism, by this one country, unfortunately by our neighbor, are a deliberate attempt to repeat lies – and to keep doing that until they are accepted as the truth. But as we know, that is far from ground realities. This country is not just a… pic.twitter.com/jaoVb5aZa8
— Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN (@PakistanUN_NY) September 28, 2025
Key Highlights
- India’s delegate used the term “Terroristan” in reference to Pakistan during UNGA session.
- Pakistan’s Muhammad Rashid called the remark “utterly shameful” and “petty.”
- Rashid: India’s rhetoric shows frustration, immaturity, and lack of credibility.
- Accused India of supporting terrorism abroad through intelligence networks.
- Highlighted IIOJK abuses: extrajudicial killings, detentions, staged encounters.
- Cited Kulbhushan Jadav case as proof of India’s cross-border terror activities.
- Recalled Pahalgam incident and India’s aggression from 7–10 May, killing 54 civilians.
- Pakistan reaffirmed commitment to peace, dialogue, and regional stability.
Pakistan’s Strong Response
Exercising his right of reply, Muhammad Rashid told the 193-member Assembly that mocking the name of a sovereign state was an “insult to an entire people.” He warned that such undignified rhetoric diminished India’s own credibility, reducing its arguments to “cheap slurs not worthy of serious discourse.”
He asserted that India itself has been implicated in sponsoring terrorism beyond its borders, with reports pointing to networks of sabotage and targeted killings run by Indian intelligence agencies. “Undermining regional stability and violating international law is a habit for India,” Rashid said.
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Kashmir and Regional Security
Rashid highlighted ongoing human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), citing extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and collective punishment under the guise of counterterrorism. He recalled the Kulbhushan Jadav case as evidence of India’s “sinister cross-border terrorist web.”
Responding to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s remarks branding Pakistan as the “epicentre of global terrorism,” Rashid rejected the claim as “devoid of facts” and reminded the Assembly that Pakistan has lost over 90,000 lives in the fight against terrorism, sacrifices globally acknowledged.
On the Pahalgam incident, Rashid dismissed India’s allegations as “bizarre and untenable,” stressing that Pakistan had even offered an independent investigation, which India refused. Instead, India launched “blatant aggression” from 7–10 May, killing 54 civilians, including women and children. Rashid said Pakistan responded “befittingly yet carefully,” targeting only military assets and downing multiple aircraft.
Call for Peace and Dialogue
Concluding his remarks, Rashid underlined that South Asia’s 1.9 billion people deserve peace, stability, and prosperity — goals achievable only through mutual respect, dialogue, and diplomacy. “True progress requires sincerity, not slurs,” he said, urging India to adopt a more responsible approach if it truly seeks peace.
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