First Secretary Raghu Puri delivered India’s right‑of‑reply during the sixth committee’s session on 8 October 2026, accusing Islamabad of losing control over a terrorist network that has now turned on its own citizens.
Puri cited a 2018 interview with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who admitted the state’s role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and a recent statement from Punjab chief Maryam Nawaz that terrorism in her 130‑million‑strong province stems from internal, not external, threats.
He warned that Pakistan’s narrative of being a ‘frontline’ state against terror is a façade, and that the so‑called ‘Frankenstein’ cells, once deployed across borders, are now wreaking havoc domestically, demanding that the UN move beyond rhetoric to hold state sponsors accountable.
Pakistan’s deputy permanent representative Usman Jadoon countered the charge, calling it an attempt to paint the nation in a negative light, and the UN legal committee is slated to table a resolution on state‑sponsored terrorism in the coming weeks.