United Nations – During a recent General Assembly meeting, Pakistan’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, launched a scathing attack on India, branding it a “dangerous entity” involved in targeted and extra-judicial assassinations both within Pakistan and globally.
Citing a report from a leading US daily, Akram claimed that “the new India comes into your home and kills you.” He elaborated on these accusations during his address on May 2, stating that Pakistan’s foreign minister had informed the Security Council, the UN Secretary-General, and the General Assembly’s president about India’s alleged campaign of targeted killings.
“Pakistan’s foreign minister informed the Security Council, as well as the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly of India’s campaign of targeted assassinations in Pakistan. This extra-territorial state terrorism is not limited to Pakistan. It has been extended to targeted killings of political opponents in Canada and attempted in the United States and probably in other countries,” Akram asserted.
He referenced a statement attributed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported by The Washington Post, in which Modi purportedly said, “Today, even India’s enemies know this is Modi. This is the new India. This new India comes into your home and kills you.” Akram used this quote to emphasize his point that India is acting as a “net provider of insecurity.”
The ambassador’s comments followed a report from The Guardian, alleging that India had executed multiple assassinations of targeted individuals inside Pakistan as part of a broader strategy to eliminate terrorists living abroad. This report, citing intelligence sources, claimed that India was involved in the deaths of 15 people in 2023, most of whom were shot at close range by unidentified gunmen.
Additionally, Akram’s remarks came in the wake of accusations from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who suggested that the Indian government had a role in the killing of pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, designated a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA), was shot dead outside a Gurdwara in Surrey, Canada, in June last year. Recently, Canadian authorities arrested four Indian nationals in connection with Nijjar’s killing.
Responding to these arrests, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar denied any involvement, stating that no evidence had been provided implicating Indian nationals in the incident.
These allegations mark a significant escalation in the diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, highlighting the fraught nature of their relations and raising concerns about the implications for regional and global security.
