During the United Nations General Assembly this month, Pakistan’s Permanent Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, strongly criticized India, labeling it a “dangerous entity.” Akram accused India of being involved in targeted and extrajudicial killings both within Pakistan and in other countries.Citing a report from a prominent US newspaper, Akram made a striking statement saying, “new India enters your home and assassinates you.”
On May 2, in his speech to the General Assembly, Akram conveyed, “Pakistan’s foreign minister has notified the Security Council, along with the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly, about India’s orchestrated campaign of assassinations in Pakistan. This form of state-sponsored terrorism goes beyond our borders, targeting political adversaries in countries like Canada, with attempts also made in the United States, and possibly elsewhere.”
Highlighting a specific quote from “The Washington Post,” Akram relayed, “Prime Minister Modi recently assured his followers, ‘Today, even our foes recognize this is Modi’s India. This is the new India that invades your space and takes your life.’ This iteration of India, according to Akram, poses a significant threat to global security rather than ensuring it.”
This statement was made against the backdrop of an exposé by “The Guardian,” a leading British newspaper, which alleged India’s involvement in a series of assassinations within Pakistan, as part of a broader strategy to eliminate terrorists residing abroad. The exposé, citing intelligence sources, claimed that India was behind the 2023 assassination of 15 individuals, most of whom were executed by unidentified gunmen at close range.
Furthermore, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has implicated the Indian government in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistani leader branded a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA). Nijjar was fatally shot outside a Gurdwara in Surrey in June of the previous year. Following this, Canadian authorities detained four Indian nationals linked to the incident.
In response to these allegations, India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, refuted claims of Indian nationals’ involvement in Nijjar’s assassination in Canada, stating that no evidence had been provided to substantiate these accusations.