PRIME Minister Imran Khan delivered an emphatic address to the

United Nations General Assembly on Sept 27 that made the world

sit up and think.

The focus of his speech was on Islamophobia and the occupation of Kashmir.
and he spoke with such conviction that the audience applauded him a number
of times during his speech. All the talk about radical Islam in the Western
world was brilliantly shot down by PM Imran, saying that there was only one
true Islam.

The Pakistani prime minister systematically exposed the Indian mindset on

Kashmir.

He told the world Narendra Modi is a lifetime member of the fascist RSS, an
extremist Hindu organisation that was behind the murder of Mahatma Gandhi
in 1948. It was this ideology that drove Narendra Modi to massacre around
2,000 Muslims in Gujarat in 2002. Now it is the same ideology that is behind
the Indian government’s lockdown in Kashmir.

THE Prime Minister’s speech can be rated as one of the best given at the UN.
He has turned the table on India. His speech not only stunned the Indian
representatives sitting in the hall but electrified the international community
sitting in that august world forum.

The impressive part about this speech is that he spoke extempore for 50
minutes without a single fumble. He had full command over language as well
as substance and exhibited unflinching sincerity and conviction about what he
was saying.

Prime Minister Imran Khan warned India that if a war was forced upon
Pakistan, Pakistanis would fight to the bitter end. There was pin drop silence
while he spoke only to be interrupted by thunderous applause .No doubt
Imran Khan is a born leader and outstanding speaker.

WHENEVER a leader is to speak at a global forum, he has some points on

paper which are referred to during the speech. At the UN General Assembly
we saw our prime minster speak extempore and well for more than 45
minutes.