Earlier in the day, Harish delivered a strong response to Pakistan at a UNSC open debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict’, calling out Pakistan’s grossly hypocritical behaviour and asserting that a nation that makes no distinction between terrorists and civilians has no credentials to speak about protecting civilians.After Pakistan’s Ambassador at the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad raked the Kashmir issue and spoke about the recent conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries, Harish slammed Pakistan’s baseless allegations and said India experienced decades of Pakistani-sponsored terrorist attacks across its borders.This has ranged from the horrific 26/11 attack on the city of Mumbai to the barbaric mass murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam in April 2025.The victims of Pakistani terrorism have been predominantly civilians since its objective has been to attack our prosperity, progress and morale.For such a nation to even participate in a discussion on the protection of civilians is an affront to the international community, Harish said.Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives.India launched Operation Sindoor’ under which it carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7, following which Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10.The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions.The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding on stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10.Harish told the UN Security Council that Pakistan has repeatedly used civilian cover to advance the cause of terrorism.
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