Shehbaz Sharif stood at the UN podium, his voice echoing across the assembly as he proclaimed Islamabad’s triumph in the May 2025 clash with India.
The conflict began when India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror cells in Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 civilian lives.
Sharif also thanked Donald Trump for his ‘timely intervention’, a claim Trump repeated in his own UN address last week, arguing he halted the war and saved hundreds of millions of lives.
The speech was interrupted by a clip that went viral: an Indian diplomat, R. Srinivas, could be seen laughing as Sharif spoke, a reaction that sparked outrage back home.
New Delhi's foreign ministry immediately denounced Sharif’s narrative as baseless, calling for a review of the UN’s record and a clarification of the incident.
India has now requested the UN Secretary‑General to examine the transcript of the speech and the video footage, a move that could prompt a diplomatic review of the 2025 conflict’s narrative.