New York (USA) | Jagran News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Imran Khan on Friday addressed the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This was a rare incident when two leaders from rival nations will address the same platform, one after the other.
While PM Modi spoke for about 15 minutes, -- well within the allotted time-limit of between 15 to 20 minutes -- Imran Khan exceeded beyond the time limit and spoke for more than 30 minutes.
PM Modi in his speech, spoke about a variety of issues including terrorism, single-use plastic and global warming. However, he did not even mention Pakistan once in his speech. But, in a veiled reference to the neighbouring country, he said that terrorism affects all countries globally and called on the international community to unite against the menace for the sake of humanity.
“We believe that terrorism is not a challenge for any one country, but for all countries and of mankind as a whole. So for the sake of humanity, all the world has to unite against terror,” he said.
“We belong to a country that has given the world Buddha (Buddha's message of peace), not 'Yuddh' (war),” he added.
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However, Imran Khan spoke for more than 30 minutes and, well over the allotted time-limit, and spoke about Islamophobia, Kashmir issue and war with India.
The cricketer-turned-politician used the global platform to continue his anti-India rhetoric. He also warned of what he called "bloodbath" in Jammu and Kashmir ever since India abrogated Article 370 that granted special status in the region.