India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations for propagating state-sponsored disinformation by labelling militant outfits operating inside its own territory as "Fitna al Hindustan".
Speaking at a United Nations Security Council session focusing on the situation in Afghanistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, stated that Islamabad was merely attempting to deflect blame onto New Delhi.
Islamabad had previously designated multiple active militant groups under this specific
moniker, alleging that they were functioning under Indian direction, though it failed to produce any evidence to substantiate the claims.
The Indian envoy countered that this rhetoric was intentionally manufactured to deceive both the Pakistani public and the global community.Ambassador Harish observed, "Pakistan coming up with official notifications, directing its government agencies to start referring to groups inside its own borders as 'Fitna al Hindustan', is nothing but officially sponsored misinformation and disinformation dressed in religious terminology."