UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has accused India of providing material and logistical support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan to facilitate terrorist attacks against Pakistan, saying Islamabad remains fully aware of the cost of what it described as India-sponsored terrorism.
Muhammad Jawad Ajmal, counsellor at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, made the remarks while exercising Pakistan’s right of reply to comments by the Indian representative at the UN on October 7.
Ajmal said India’s “newfound love” for the Taliban regime was not accidental, alleging that New Delhi was supporting the Afghan authorities under the cover of humanitarian assistance.
“Under the garb of humanitarian aid, they have been actively supporting the Taliban regime with material and logistical support for carrying out terrorist attacks against Pakistan,” he said.
He further alleged that India was using proxies in Afghanistan to support militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which Pakistan refers to as Fitna al Khawarij and Fitna al Hindustan respectively.
Ajmal said Pakistan had repeatedly warned the international community about what it described as Indian attempts to “sow discord and create mischief” in the region.
He also accused India of human rights violations, alleging that New Delhi had mainstreamed Islamophobia and extremist ideologies and was seeking to engineer demographic changes in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in violation of international law and UN Security Council resolutions.
Pakistan disputes India’s position on Jammu and Kashmir and maintains that the territory is subject to international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
The Pakistani diplomat also referred to the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whom Islamabad says was a serving Indian naval officer involved in espionage, sabotage and terrorist activities in Pakistan.
Ajmal described Jadhav’s capture as evidence of what he called “Indian state terrorism”.
“The capture of serving Indian naval commander Kulbhushan Jadhav on Pakistani territory and his confession for acts of sabotage, espionage and multiple terrorist incidents in Pakistan that have resulted in the deaths of scores of civilians, including women and children, is a glaring example of Indian state terrorism,” he said.
The Pakistani envoy also accused India of involvement in extraterritorial killings and assassination plots overseas.
He referred to the case of Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty in the United States to a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader, as well as the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
Ajmal said such cases had become a “global feature” of what he described as India’s illegal actions.
The Pakistani diplomat said Islamabad would take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity, people and security.
“Pakistan will defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity, its people and its security,” he said.
At the same time, he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to resolving disputes peacefully and complying with international law and the UN Charter.
“Pakistan will do all that is needed towards this end, while maintaining its steadfast commitment to peaceful settlement of disputes and compliance with international law and the UN Charter,” he added.
Ajmal also referred to Operation Sindoor, the Indian military operation in May 2025, and Pakistan’s subsequent military response.
He said the international community had witnessed the events and Pakistan’s response, adding that he did not need to repeat the details.
