Terrorists may acquire weapons of mass destruction, India warns UN

United Nations – After taking control of Afghanistan, Taliban militants are now preparing to establish their radical regime in Pakistan. Taliban leaders in Afghanistan have issued warnings to that effect. Moreover, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), part of the Taliban, has launched terrorist attacks. This poses a massive threat to the world, as these militants may acquire weapons of mass destruction. India raised the issue at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament-CD and expressed grave concern regarding this.

Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton had recently warned that Pakistan’s nuclear program would fall into the hands of the Taliban and would be a ‘terrible development’ for the world. Former US military and intelligence officials and scholars; diplomats have repeatedly underlined the threat. The United States has expressed fears that the nuclear arsenal of Pakistan, which has become an international hub for terrorism, will not remain safe from terrorists. They will try to acquire them. But the threat has multiplied since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

Against this background, Indian Ambassador Pankaj Sharma expressed the country’s concerns at a seminar on ‘Measures to Prevent Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction’ organised by CD. Both weapons of mass destruction and their launching systems could fall into the hands of terrorists. This has created a severe threat to world peace and security, said Ambassador Pankaj Sharma. It is imperative that all the United Nations member states align against this terrible threat, appealed the Indian Ambassador.

There cannot be a more dangerous development than the Weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists. That is why India demands that the ‘Program of Action’ against nuclear proliferation be fully implemented, said Ambassador Pankaj Sharma. India is a responsible nuclear power. Pankaj Sharma reminded that India’s stand is no first use of nuclear weapons and not to use nuclear weapons on non-nuclear countries. In this way, Sharma showed the difference between India, a responsible nuclear-armed country and Pakistan. It was revealed that Pakistan had black-marketed sensitive nuclear technology and nuclear material. Against that background, Sharma seems to have drawn attention to the clean Indian nuclear history.

Meanwhile, Pakistan slandered India while mentioning Kashmir in the Human Rights Commission. Amarnath, India’s envoy here, slammed Pakistan for supporting terrorism while attacking the Pakistani allegations. Amarnath pointed out that Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan, the epicentre of global terrorism, had referred to al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a martyr.

Speaking before the Human Rights Commission, the Pakistani delegation claimed that India trampled human rights in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani delegation also demanded that the Human Rights Commission intervene in the matter. Speaking on occasion, Amarnath retorted that the Pakistani propaganda was not even worthy of a response. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were, are and will remain an integral part of India. This includes Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which is currently under illegal Pakistani occupation. Amarnath demanded that Pakistan should immediately vacate the territory.