Pakistan's UN ambassador accuses India of extra-judicial killings
What's the story
Pakistan's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Munir Akram, has accused India of conducting extra-judicial assassinations. During a General Assembly meeting, Akram referred to the "new India" as a "dangerous entity," alleging its involvement in targeted killings in Pakistan and other countries. He quoted a report from a leading daily in the United States stating that the "new India comes into your home and kills you."
Accusations
Akram alleges India's campaign of targeted assassinations
In his address to the General Assembly on May 2, Akram claimed that Pakistan's foreign minister had informed the Security Council, the secretary general, and the president of the General Assembly about India's alleged campaign of targeted assassinations in Pakistan. He further alleged that this "extra-territorial state terrorism" was not limited to Pakistan but had extended to targeted killings of political opponents in Canada and attempted assassinations in the US and possibly other countries.
Cited reports
Akram cites reports of India's alleged assassinations
Akram quoted a report from The Washington Post which stated that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told his supporters, "Today, even India's enemies know this is Modi. This is the new India. This new India comes into your home and kills you." These remarks followed a report by Britain's top daily, The Guardian, alleging that India had carried out multiple assassinations of targeted individuals inside Pakistan as part of its "wider strategy to eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil."
International incidents
Allegations of India's involvement in assassinations abroad
The Guardian report cited intelligence sources claiming that India carried out targeted assassinations in 2023, with the government's involvement in the deaths of 15 people, "most of whom were shot at close range by unknown gunmen." In the same year, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing of pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while exiting a Gurdwara in Surrey last June.