# Shehbaz Sharif dodges questions on Hafiz Saeed at UN

2026-09-25T03:47:39+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declined to answer questions about Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed during his visit to the UN General Assembly in New York. As he arrived, a reporter asked when Pakistan would stop harbouring terrorists, Sharif walked away. Leaving the venue, he was asked when Pakistan would prosecute Saeed and again refused to respond. Hafiz Saeed is a designated terrorist under Indian law and is wanted for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India's National Investigation Agency has also named him as an accused in the April 2025 Pahalgam attack. A day earlier, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi criticised Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council for sponsoring cross-border terrorism and highlighted civilian deaths in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources report the same incident and frame Sharif's silence as an evasion that confirms India's allegations of state-sponsored terrorism. ABP Live, Times Now and Rediff each lead with the confrontation and include identical background on Saeed's designation and India's UN rebuke. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant, emphasising the diplomatic embarrassment for Pakistan. The Indian government's position at the UN and the NIA chargesheet provide the evidentiary context for the questions Sharif faced. The next step to watch is whether Pakistan responds formally to India's statements at the UN Human Rights Council.

## Coverage

- news.abplive.com (neutral report) <https://news.abplive.com/news/world/pakistan-pm-shehbaz-sharif-walks-away-reporter-confronts-him-on-hafiz-saeed-let-terrorists-at-un-video-1868185>
  Leads with the confrontation and India's UN statement without added commentary
- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/when-will-you-prosecute-hafiz-saeed-pak-pm-confronted-at-un-over-harbouring-terrorists-watch-article-156221284>
  Reports the questions, Sharif's silence and India's criticism factually
- rediff.com (neutral report) <https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pak-pm-sharif-dodges-questions-on-hafiz-saeed-terror-at-un/20260925.htm>
  Presents the incident and background as straight news with no opinion

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