United Nations, Jan 27 (NationPress) The Pakistani military directly "pleaded" for the cessation of Operation Sindoor, as India reminded the Security Council, rejecting claims of external interference.

“We will undertake all necessary measures to safeguard and ensure the safety and security of our citizens,” India’s Permanent Representative P Harish cautioned on Monday.

“Let me emphasize once more that terrorism can never be accepted as normal, as Pakistan attempts to portray,” he asserted.

During his address, he highlighted that Operation Sindoor was aligned with the Council's stance against terrorism and recounted the events that led to the operation's conclusion, which significantly impacted Pakistan’s air force.

“Until May 9, Pakistan was threatening further attacks on India, but on May 10, the Pakistani military contacted our military directly and requested a halt to the conflict,” he explained.

“The devastation inflicted on several Pakistani air bases by the Indian operation, including visuals of devastated runways and scorched hangars, is publicly available,” he noted.

India's response to the assault by Pakistan-based terrorists on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22 last year was described as measured and responsible.

The Resistance Front, affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba, designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and India, claimed responsibility for the religion-based attack that claimed 26 lives.

In initiating Operation Sindoor, India was acting on the Council's directive to hold accountable those responsible for this abhorrent act of terrorism and ensure they face justice, Harish stated.

“India’s actions were considered, non-escalatory, responsible, and aimed at dismantling terrorist networks and curbing terrorism,” he added.

Harish refrained from naming US President Donald Trump, who has asserted that he resolved the conflict through diplomacy and threats of tariffs, even claiming a Nobel Peace Prize.

During the Council's open debate on “Reaffirming international rule of law,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar Ahmad raised Operation Sindoor, alleging it was an instance of “unprovoked military aggression.”

He continued to discuss the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and his interpretation of the situation in Kashmir.

Rejecting claims regarding Kashmir, Harish affirmed, “The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.”

Regarding the Indus Rivers Treaty, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi suspended following the Pahalgam attack, Harish elaborated, “India was forced to announce that the treaty would be held in abeyance until Pakistan, a global epicenter of terror, convincingly and permanently ceases its support for cross-border and all other forms of terror.”

On Pakistan's tendency to raise Kashmir and other “issues” at UN forums, regardless of the topic, Harish stated, “This esteemed chamber cannot become a platform for Pakistan to legitimize terrorism.”

As for Ahmad's remarks on the rule of law, Harish suggested some self-reflection.

Pakistan “might begin by questioning how it has allowed its armed forces to orchestrate a constitutional coup through the 27th Amendment, granting lifetime immunity to its chief of defense forces.”

The 27th Amendment to the Pakistan Constitution in November effectively established military supremacy.