Pakistan has tacitly admitted that it was targeting the Indian mission in Afghanistan and its air strikes during Ramzan have mostly affected women and children. Showing diplomatic wisdom, on Monday, India’s permanent member of the UN Security Council, Harish Parvatneni, did not take the name of Pakistan while calling the air strikes on Afghanistan or cross-border terrorism against humanity. But Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar Ahmed fell into their trap believing that these things were about his country.
Pakistan took responsibility for the air attack
Iftikhar Ahmed admitted that Islamabad was behind cross-border terrorism against India and air attacks on Afghanistan, in which most of the women and children were killed. He also acknowledged that India’s aid to Afghanistan had ended, when he said that India was saddened to see its huge investment being wasted ‘because of the precise and effective action of Pakistan’.
Although it was clear from the way the statement was made who Harish was talking about, in general diplomatic practice, countries do not respond to evils in which they are not named, because to do so would be to admit that they are being accused. By not naming any country in evil, they get a chance to get out and Pakistan decided not to take it.
Harish finally told Ahmed, ‘Pakistan should look in the mirror and see its own problems, and not blame my country for the problems it is facing.’
Pakistan brutally carried out air strike in the month of Ramzan
Giving a short reply to Ahmed’s long statement, Harish said that he expected that ‘it is known to everyone that things are repeated again and again in every council meeting and the time of this respected institution is wasted.’ During his speech at the council, Harish had said, ‘On the one hand, it seems hypocritical to talk about the high principles of international law and Islamic unity and on the other hand to carry out a brutal air strike in the holy month of Ramadan.’
He further said, ‘Till March 6, 2026, these people have killed 185 innocent civilians, out of which about 55 percent are women and children.’
Harish also demanded international action against terrorism, saying, ‘Terrorism is a global scourge that is troubling humanity and only the combined efforts of the international community will ensure that those who support the operations of Islamic State, Al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT proxies like The Resistance Front, etc. are no longer involved in cross-border terrorism.’
India’s help for Afghan friends
Harish said that in the last four and a half years, India has sent more than 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 380 tonnes of medicines-vaccines and 40,000 liters of pesticides to Afghanistan. He said 1,000 out of 3,000 women have received scholarships by 2023, while India continues to provide financial and logistical support to women-led self-help groups.
Harish said in his reply, ‘India’s help is for the friendly people of Afghanistan. What we have done in Afghanistan is known to the people of Afghanistan and the international community.

