As Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed to global leaders at the United Nations on Friday Work with Afghanistan’s victorious TalibanIndia tried to find fault in Pakistan’s approach.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed concern about Pakistan during this period. In conversation with US President Joe Biden As well as a comprehensive four-way summit with leaders from Australia and Japan, according to Indian officials, who claimed others agreed.
“There was a clear sense that a more careful investigation and monitoring of Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan – Pakistan’s role on the issue of terrorism – must be maintained,” India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters after the White House. Talks.
Addressing the UN General Assembly, PM Imran said the Afghan Taliban has promised to respect human rights and form an inclusive government since taking over last month despite global disappointment in a caretaker cabinet.
“If the world community encourages them, and encourages them to follow through, it will be a win-win situation for everyone,” he said.
“We must strengthen and stabilize the current government for the sake of the people of Afghanistan.”
The premier, a longtime critic of the 20-year US war ended by Biden, blamed the US drone strikes for a flare-up of extremism inside Pakistan and pointed to Islamabad’s cooperation with US forces.
“There is a lot of concern in America about taking care of interpreters and everyone who helps America. What about us?” he said in a speech, pre-recorded by video due to Covid-19 precautions.
“There should have been at least one word of praise. But instead of praise, imagine how we feel when we are blamed for the turn of events in Afghanistan. “
US officials have long accused Islamabad of maintaining support for the Afghan Taliban, led by Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. slash logistical support.
fierce struggle
Biden has not yet talked about inviting PM Imran, although US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on the sidelines of the United Nations on Thursday. with his Pakistani counterpart And thanked him for helping to repatriate American citizens from Afghanistan.
In his speech, Imran accused the world, eager for India’s billion-plus market, of “completely punishing” Modi.
“The hate-filled Hindutva ideology propagated by the fascist RSS-BJP regime has spread fear and violence against India’s 200 million Muslim community,” he said.
The prime minister was referring to Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the allied Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a century-old Hindu revivalist movement with a paramilitary component.
Under Modi, India has revoked occupied Kashmir’s statehood, pushed through a citizenship law that critics call discriminatory and repeated flare-ups of religious violence.
An Indian diplomat responds to PM Imran’s speech from the floor of the General Assembly.
Sneha Dubey leveled terrorism charges against Pakistan before claiming: “Unlike Pakistan, India is a pluralistic democracy, with a large population of minorities, who hold the highest positions in the country.
His reply triggered another backlash as Pakistani diplomat Saima Saleem took issue with Dubey’s argument that the occupation of Kashmir was an internal issue for India.
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