India on Friday hit back at Pakistan after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, accusing Islamabad of glorifying terrorism and spreading falsehoods on the world stage.

Exercising India’s right of reply, Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot described Sharif’s remarks as “absurd theatrics" and said Pakistan had once again attempted to peddle a distorted narrative.

“This assembly witnessed absurd theatrics in the morning from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who once again glorified terrorism that is so central to their foreign policy," Gahlot said. “However, no degree of drama and no level of lies can conceal the facts."

She pointed out that Pakistan had blocked accountability for a Pakistani-sponsored terror group accused of killing tourists in Jammu and

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