Netizens have commended Pakistan for its firm and uncompromising response to Israel during an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday, held in the wake of Tel Aviv's illegal strikes on Doha.

Initiating his address, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, slammed Israel for violating Qatar’s sovereignty.

 

“The brazen and illegal assault is not an isolated incident, rather it is part of a broader and consistent pattern of aggression and violation of international law by Israel that undermines regional peace and stability,” Ambassador Ahmad said.

 

He termed the attack on Doha as “yet another manifestation of systematic disregard for international law” by Israel, and its brazen policy of destabilising the region.

 

When the floor was given to the Israeli ambassador, he hit back with reference to the United States (US) raid that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil.

 

Exercising Pakistan’s right of reply, Ambassador Ahmad rejected the analogy as “unacceptable and ludicrous”, accusing Israel of attempting to deflect attention from its own “illegal actions and violations of international law”.

 

“Israel is an occupier, a serial violator of the UN Charter and international law, that threatens the international community, humanitarian organisations and even the UN itself… and does so with impunity,” Ahmad said.

 

“Despite being the aggressor, it pretends to be the victim. But today, it stands fully exposed,” he added.

 

“Al Qaeda was largely decimated due to Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts, and we remain committed to this collective endeavour,” he said, reinforcing that Islamabad’s position was based on facts and international law.

 

“Maybe he was offended by my words and I apologise for that, but I make sure my speeches stick to facts. And the fact is, Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, and no one condemned the US for that. When other countries attack terrorists, no one condemns them,” he said.

Netizens react

Internet users were quick to react to Pakistan’s “teeth-breaking” response to Israel at the UNSC on the presence of its representative.

 

“Pakistan Ambassador to the United Nations Asim Ahmad made brilliant & bold critique of Israel at Security Council, terming Israel as ‘irresponsible rogue state, that is, in fact, worst perpetrator of State Terrorism in Gaza’! Bravo! (sic)” wrote Mushahid Hussain Syed, former chair of the Senate foreign relations committee, in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

 

 

“Teeth-breaking response to Israel from Pakistani ambassador in UN. Well done @Asimiahmad you represented not only Pakistan but [also] all those who think Israel is no more a rogue state but it is a terrorist state. You rightly said a ‘serial violater of international law,'" journalist Hamid Mir said in a post on X.

 

 

A third user maintained that “Pakistan just demolished Israel at the UN” by labelling it precisely: “an occupier, a rogue state, and the embodiment of modern state terrorism cloaked in victimhood. This is called diplomatic belting”.

 

 

“Never seen so many slaps & punches to Israel in one go. Pakistan’s envoy at the UNSC meeting. Bravo, hail,” said one netizen while another wrote, “A real round of applause for [Pakistan] for calling such spade a spade!”

 

“Amb[assador] Asim’s statement at the UN Security Council, acknowledging Israel as a brutal rogue state, is not a political statement but Pak State’s stance at this highest level of [the] Council of Nations. Words aside, Amb Asia’s delivery of the statement was like a J10 thunder strike," a social media user maintained.

 

 

Another user, while singling out a single line from Ambassador Ahmad's speech, sarcastically asked, “Did the Pakistani representative at the UN just say ‘Israel doesn’t even listen to its friends, if it has any’?”