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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said his country was ready for a “composite, comprehensive and result-oriented” dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, as he criticised New Delhi over the situation in Kashmir.
According to report by news agaency PTI, In his address to the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Sharif also referred to the ‘Operation Sindoor’ and claimed that “seven of the Indian jets” were damaged during the four-day conflict in May.
Sharif said Pakistan believes in the “peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue and diplomacy.”
“This is my most sincere and serious offer before this august assembly of the world nations. Pakistan stands ready for a composite, comprehensive and result-oriented dialogue with India on all outstanding issues,” he said.
The composite dialogue was launched in 2003 when General Pervez Musharraf was ruling Pakistan. It had eight baskets of components, containing all contentious issues between the two countries. The dialogue was derailed after the 2008 Mumbai attacks and not restored in proper form.
Meanwhile , India delivered a searing rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly, accusing him of “absurd theatrics” and glorifying terrorism while mocking his claim of “victory” in the May escalation.
Exercising India’s right of reply at the General Assembly, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, said the prime minister of Pakistan had sought to portray destruction of airbases in their country as a victory.
While dismantling his narrative, the first secretary accused Islamabad of shielding terrorists and peddling “ludicrous narratives” to mask its role as a hub of terrorism.
Gahlot debunked Sharif’s portrayal of the May conflict, noting that Pakistan’s threats against India ceased only after Indian forces devastated multiple Pakistani airbases on May 10.
“The prime minister of Pakistan also advanced a bizarre account of the recent conflict with India. The record on this matter is clear. Till 9 May, Pakistan was threatening more attacks on India. But on 10 May, its military pleaded with us directly for a cessation to the fighting.
