This is my most sincere and serious offer before this assembly of the world nations, says Premier Shehbaz
\n new york
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Pakistan sought peace in the region after it delivered a \u201cbloody nose\u201d to India in the May conflict.
\n\u201cWe have won the war, and now we seek to win peace in our part of the world, and this is my most sincere and serious offer before this assembly of the world nations,\u201d the prime minister said at the August forum in New York.
\nPakistan and India engaged in a four-day fight \u2014 their worst in decades \u2014 after New Delhi\u2019s unprovoked assault on Islamabad following a terrorist attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. India blames Pakistan for the attack, a charge that Islamabad has vehemently denied.
\n\u201cLast year, from this very podium, I had warned that Pakistan would act \u2014 and act most decisively \u2014 against any external aggression. Those words of mine proved true. I hoped they would not. But then, that is destiny,\u201d the prime minister stressed.
\nIn May this year, he recalled, \u201cMy country confronted unprovoked aggression from our eastern front. The enemy came shrouded in arrogance; we sent them back in humiliation, delivering a bloody nose\u201d.
\n\u201cIndia sought to extract political gains from a human tragedy by spurning my sincere offer of an independent international investigation into the Pahalgam incident,\u201d he said.
\nThe prime minister added that instead, New Delhi attacked Pakistani cities and targeted innocent citizens. \u201cWhen 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.\u201d
\nSought peace despite upper hand
\nThe premier said that Pakistan\u2019s valiant armed forces, under the leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, mounted an operation of stunning professionalism and bravery, repulsing the enemy\u2019s attack under the air chief marshal.
\n\u201cOur falcons took flight and etched their answer across the skies, resulting in seven of the Indian jets turning to scrap and dust \u2014 a decisive response. A response to the aggressor that will echo through the annals of history.\u201d
\n\u201cTo the fair architect of this victory, to every officer and soldier, heirs of our martyrs \u2014 their names are forever engraved in glory,\u201d he said. \u201cThe mothers of our martyrs \u2014 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 \u2014 Bunyanum Marsoos,\u201d he added.
\nThough in a position of strength, he stressed, Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire facilitated by President Trump\u2019s bold and vigorous leadership. He expressed deep appreciation to him and his team for their active role in bringing about the ceasefire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is my most sincere and serious offer before this assembly of the world nations, says Premier Shehbaz new york Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Pakistan sought peace in the region after it delivered a \u201cbloody nose\u201d to India in the May conflict. \u201cWe have won the war, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505190,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-505169","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n