Under the UN Right of Reply rule, Verma noted that the real threat to global peace and stability was brought by Pakistan, in aiding terror activities in the south Asian region, alongside Islamabad's unchecked nuclear weapons development and proliferation.
According to Verma, the dangerously close relationship between Pakistan and violent jihadi groups in the region is the gravest threat to peace in the sub-continent.
"Nuclear proliferation linkages which are active today have clear Pakistan fingerprints," the envoy claimed.
At the UN, the Pakistani diplomat offered a set of what he termed "proposals," including simultaneous application of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear facilities and a bilateral arrangement for reciprocal inspections, as well as simultaneous accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Verma referred to the proposal as "self-serving," observing the irony of peaceful proposals made by a country "whose non-proliferation track record is marked by obstructionism."