Pakistan PM Warns Of Rising Islamophobia At UN, Says ‘RSS Ideology’ Fueling Religious Hatred

Last Updated:September 26, 2026, 01:24 IST

He alleged that this had contributed to incidents of lynching, communal violence, attacks on places of worship and restrictions on religious freedom.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (REUTERS)

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday voiced concern over the growing rise in Islamophobia, saying Muslims in different parts of the world were facing hate speech, discrimination, attacks on mosques and acts involving the desecration of the Quran.

“The alarming rise in Islamophobia is deeply worrying, as Muslims face hate speech, discrimination, attacks on mosques, and desecration of the Holy Quran,” Sharif said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Sharif also accused an “RSS-driven ideology” in neighbouring India of fuelling religious hatred. He alleged that it had contributed to incidents of lynching, communal violence, attacks on places of worship and curbs on religious freedom.

The Pakistani leader also referred to the demolition of a 150-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur earlier this month, presenting it as an example of what he called growing religious intolerance.

“Religious hatred must have no place on this earth,” Sharif said, calling for an end to discrimination and violence based on religion.

Sharif Raises Kashmir Issue

In his about 23-minute address, Sharif also raised the issue of Kashmir, saying that to ensure South Asia never reaches that precipice of the conflict of 2025 again, a just and fair solution to the Kashmir issue is required.

“For eight decades, the Kashmiri people have waited for the United Nations to fulfill its solemn commitment of a free and impartial plebiscite,” he said, alleging that generations of Kashmiris had endured “illegal occupation, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, sexual violence and collective punishment”.

India has repeatedly rejected Pakistan’s assertions on Kashmir made at the UNGA forum as well as on other UN platforms, saying that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.

As is done every year, India will field one of its youngest diplomats serving in its Permanent Mission to the UN to exercise its Right of Reply and respond to the Pakistani leader’s UNGA address.

(With inputs from PTI)

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What did Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif say about Islamophobia at the UNGA?

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif voiced deep concern over the rising global tide of Islamophobia during his UN General Assembly address, citing hate speech, discrimination, mosque attacks, and Quran desecration. He also blamed an ‘RSS-driven ideology’ in neighboring India for fueling religious hatred and communal violence.

What did Pakistan’s Prime Minister state regarding the Kashmir issue at the UN?

Sharif raised the Kashmir issue during his UNGA address, arguing that a fair and just solution is necessary to prevent South Asia from reaching past conflict levels and claiming that Kashmiris have endured decades of alleged illegal occupation and human rights violations.

How has India historically responded to Pakistan’s assertions on Kashmir at the UN?

India has consistently rejected Pakistan’s assertions regarding Kashmir at the UNGA and other UN forums, firmly maintaining that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has always been, and will forever remain, an integral and inalienable part of India.

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