Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivered a long and frequently belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday, railing against India for what he described as unprovoked aggression in May, and claiming Pakistan humiliated the Indian military in response.
He was fulsome in his praise of President Donald Trump for negotiating an end to the conflict.
Sharif began with a gloomy assessment of the state of the world.
“Our world is more complex today than ever before. Conflicts are intensifying, international law is being brazenly violated, humanitarian crises are multiplying, terrorism remains a potent threat, disinformation and fake news undermine trust, climate change threatens our very survival – and more so, countries like Pakistan,” he said.
Sharif defended Pak