New York (GNP): Pakistan has told the United Nations that India is giving material and logistical support to Afghanistan’s Taliban government to enable terrorist attacks against Pakistan. The allegation was made by Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, counsellor at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN, according to the Foreign Office.
Ajmal spoke while exercising Pakistan’s right of reply to remarks by the Indian representative at the UN on 7 October. The Foreign Office shared details of his statement on Thursday.
He said India’s “newfound love” for the Taliban government was no accident. In his words, New Delhi is backing the Afghan authorities under the cover of humanitarian assistance.
Ajmal went further and alleged that India uses proxies in Afghanistan to support militant groups. He named Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which Pakistan calls Fitna al Khawarij and Fitna al Hindustan respectively.
He said Pakistan has repeatedly warned the international community about Indian attempts to sow discord in the region. The envoy also accused New Delhi of mainstreaming Islamophobia and extremist ideologies.
On Kashmir, Ajmal alleged that India is seeking demographic changes in what Pakistan calls Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). He said this violates international law and UN Security Council resolutions. Pakistan disputes India’s position on the territory and maintains that it is subject to international law and relevant Security Council resolutions.
To support his case, the envoy pointed to Kulbhushan Jadhav, whom Pakistan describes as a serving Indian naval officer. Ajmal said Jadhav’s capture on Pakistani territory, and his confession to sabotage and espionage, was proof of what he called Indian state terrorism.
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Ajmal then widened his remarks beyond the region. He said India is involved in killings and assassination plots abroad, citing the case of Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty in the United States to a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader. He also cited the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, and called such cases a “global feature” of Indian actions.
Against this backdrop, the envoy stressed that Islamabad will take all necessary steps to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity, people and security. He added that Pakistan remains committed to settling disputes peacefully and complying with international law and the UN Charter.
He also referred to Operation Sindoor, the Indian military operation of May 2025, and Pakistan’s military response that followed. Ajmal said the world had witnessed those events and that he did not need to repeat the details.
The Foreign Office added its own criticism of India’s government. It said the ruling Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party (RSS-BJP) has institutionalised Hindutva ideology in state policy and practice, and accused it of persecuting minorities.
Ajmal said, “Pakistan will defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, its people and its security.”
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