The Pakistani Prime Minister's exchange with reporters came a year after he used his UNGA address to portray Pakistan as a frontline state in the global fight against terrorism.

A day earlier, India delivered a strong rebuke to Pakistan at the United Nations, telling Islamabad to focus on its debt-ridden economy rather than harbouring territorial ambitions or sponsoring cross-border terrorism.

Pakistan's prime minister blamed India for last year's clashes, and credited the US president with preventing "all-out war" between two nuclear powers. Albania's PM told the UN delegates an anecdote about AI misuse.