Pakistan Seeks Peace After Defeating India:PM

New York- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said Pakistan now seeks lasting peace in the region after decisively defeating India in the May conflict.

“We have fought the war and emerged victorious. The time has come to secure peace in our part of the world. I place this as my most genuine and earnest offer before this global forum,” he told delegates at the August session in New York.

The premier noted that the four-day confrontation between Pakistan and India was their fiercest in decades, sparked by New Delhi’s unprovoked offensive following a terrorist attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He stressed that India’s allegations of Pakistan’s involvement were baseless and strongly refuted by Islamabad.

“Last year, from this very platform, I had cautioned that Pakistan would respond firmly to any aggression. Unfortunately, my warning proved true — though I had wished it would not,” Sharif said.

Reflecting on the May hostilities, he remarked: “When unprovoked aggression came from the east, the adversary carried arrogance, but they returned in defeat and disgrace — with a bloody nose.”

ndia sought to extract political gains from a human tragedy by spurning my sincere offer of an independent international investigation into the Pahalgam incident,” he said.

The prime minister added that instead, New Delhi attacked Pakistani cities and targeted innocent citizens. “When our territorial integrity and national security were violated, our response was in accordance with the right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.”

The premier said that Pakistan’s valiant armed forces, under the leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, mounted an operation of stunning professionalism and bravery, repulsing the enemy’s attack under the air chief marshal.

“Our falcons took flight and etched their answer across the skies, resulting in seven of the Indian jets turning to scrap and dust — a decisive response. A response to the aggressor that will echo through the annals of history.”

“To the fair architect of this victory, to every officer and soldier, heirs of our martyrs — their names are forever engraved in glory,” he said.

“The mothers of our martyrs — their courage guides our path forward, and their sacrifice shall never be in vain, God willing. And to every Pakistani, you stood as one unbreakable wall — Bunyanum Marsoos,” he added.

Though in a position of strength, he stressed, Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire facilitated by President Trump’s bold and vigorous leadership. He expressed deep appreciation to him and his team for their active role in bringing about the ceasefire.

He added that Trump’s efforts for peace helped avert a more threatening war in South Asia. Had he not intervened timely and decisively, the consequences of a full-fledged war would have been catastrophic.

“Who would have lived to tell what happened? And therefore, in recognition of Trump’s wonderful and outstanding contribution to promoting peace in our part of the world, Pakistan nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. I think this is the least we can do for his love of peace — truly, he is a man of peace.”

“Pakistan stands ready for a composite, comprehensive, and result-oriented dialogue with Indian on all outstanding issues.”

“South Asia requires proactive rather than provocative leadership. India’s unilateral and illegal attempt to hold the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance defies the provisions of the treaty itself as well as the norms of international law.”

“Pakistan has made it abundantly clear and led there be no doubt once again in anybody’s mind, as I said last year in this hall from this podium, we will definitely defend the inseparable right of our 240 million people on these waters. To us, any violation of this IWT represents an act of war.”

“Through this house, I wish to assure the Kashmiris that I stand with them, the people of Pakistan stand with them, and one day soon India’s tyranny in Kashmir will come to a grinding halt, Kashmir will gain its fundamental right to self-determination through an impartial plebiscite under the auspices of this very organisation, the UN.”