NEW YORK: India on Friday (local time) 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 that 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.

The First Secretary also debunked Sharif’s portrayal of the May conflict, noting that Pakistan’

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