In New York at the United Nations headquarters, Pakistan's erstwhile foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto faced a stern denial after claiming that Muslims in India are being "demonised" following the April 22 attack on Pahalgam.
Bhutto, who is in the United States as head of a Pakistani delegation, has meetings arranged with major UN personalities, including Secretary-General António Guterres, General Assembly President Philemon Yang, and Security Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
To counter his allegations regarding India's Muslim community, a foreign reporter rebuked Bhutto citing personal experience of attending military briefings during Operation Sindoor. The reporter pointed out that the operation was commanded by a Muslim officer, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi of the Indian Army's Corps of Signals.
These meetings were held by two high-ranking female officers: Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, a pilot of helicopters in the Indian Air Force, in conjunction with India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
In a press conference, Bhutto admitted that Pakistan's efforts to bring the issue of Kashmir into the UN limelight have faced significant roadblocks. "As far as the obstacles we encounter within the UN and in the larger context, as far as the Kashmir cause is concerned, that remains," he conceded.
The Pakistani leader also signaled openness to talks with India on counterterrorism initiatives. He added, "Pakistan would still like to cooperate with India to fight terror. We can't let the destiny of 1.5 or 1.7 billion fall into the hands of non-state actors and terrorists for them to choose at a whim that two nuclear weapon states will fight war, and this is the new normal of the new abnormal that the Indian government is attempting to impose on the region."
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