{"id":1045,"date":"2026-05-21T17:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:21:53","slug":"world-now-sees-face-behind-the-mask-pakistan-rebukes-india-at-unsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/world-now-sees-face-behind-the-mask-pakistan-rebukes-india-at-unsc\/","title":{"rendered":"World now sees face behind the mask, Pakistan rebukes India at UNSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Pakistan on Wednesday hit back at India\u2019s allegations at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with Pakistani diplomat Saima Saleem slamming New Delhi as being \u201ca state that exports terrorism abroad, occupies people by force, persecutes minorities at home, weaponises water, commits aggression in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her remarks came during a right of reply at the UNSC\u2019s Annual Debate on the Protection of Civilians after India accused Pakistan of ignoring international humanitarian obligations and targeting civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan had raised concerns over the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) during the session. Saima criticised India\u2019s remarks and said New Delhi had appeared before the council \u201cwearing the mask of a victim.\u201d \u201cBut the world can see the face behind that mask,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the debate, India\u2019s Permanent Representative to the UN Harish Parvathaneni accused Pakistan of failing to uphold international humanitarian obligations and alleged that it had targeted civilians. He also referred to what he described as Pakistan\u2019s \u201clong-tainted record of genocidal acts,\u201d according to Indian media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian envoy further repeated allegations made by the Afghan Taliban regarding an alleged strike on a hospital in Kabul earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to the accusations, Saima said India\u2019s \u201cstate-sponsorship of terrorism against Pakistan\u201d had caused significant civilian casualties through militant groups operating from Afghan territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIts terrorist proxies \u2014 including the TTP, BLA and Majeed Brigade \u2014 have killed thousands of civilians, including women and children in our mosques, markets, schools and streets,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saima further said Pakistan\u2019s counterterrorism operations were carried out on the basis of credible intelligence and targeted militant hideouts, training camps, and logistical networks involved in attacks against Pakistani civilians, security personnel, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese operations were directed solely against terrorists and their infrastructure, not against the brotherly people of Afghanistan or civilian facilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saima also dismissed allegations raised by the Taliban administration and echoed by India, calling them part of a \u201cdisinformation campaign\u201d intended to conceal attacks against Pakistani civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On IIOJK, the Pakistani diplomat said India could \u201cneither conceal nor deny its occupation of Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d describing the issue as \u201can internationally recognised dispute that remains on the agenda of this Council.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the occupied territory, civilians are killed, detained, dispossessed, and silenced; homes are demolished, freedoms are crushed, and an entire people are denied their right to self-determination,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also criticised India\u2019s treatment of minorities, particularly Muslims, saying the situation should \u201calarm the conscience of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder state-sponsored Hindutva extremism, Islamophobia has been normalised as policy, hate speech rewarded in politics, mob violence met with impunity,\u201d she said, adding that Muslims, Sikhs, Dalits, and Christians faced discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Referring to the Indus Waters Treaty, Saima said India\u2019s decision to keep the agreement \u201cin abeyance\u201d reflected disregard for international law. \u201cA State that threatens the water, food security and livelihoods of millions of Pakistanis cannot certainly speak of civilian protection,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concluding her remarks, she said Pakistan remained committed to \u201cpeace, dialogue, peaceful settlement of disputes and adherence to international law,\u201d while accusing India of \u201cterrorism, occupation, aggression, repression and disregard for international law.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday hit back at India\u2019s allegations at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with Pakistani diplomat Saima Saleem slamming New Delhi as being \u201ca state that exports terrorism abroad, occupies people by force, persecutes minorities at home, weaponises water, commits aggression in the region.\u201d Her remarks came during a right of reply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16,2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[27],"class_list":{"0":"post-1045","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-national","9":"category-pakisstan"},"authors":[{"term_id":27,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"afnanwasif","display_name":"Web Desk","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cbec8328241e98fefcd32e00f20f7a6b502086a0b95d395db4b1565c51681914?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1046,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045\/revisions\/1046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1045"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}