New York, Sept. 26 -- India mounted a sharp attack on Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing Islamabad of practising cross-border terrorism, questioning its democratic credentials and warning that continued terrorism would have consequences.

Exercising India's Right of Reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's address to the UN General Assembly, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the UN, Petal Gahlot, hit back at Pakistan's remarks on India and Jammu and Kashmir.

Taking aim at Pakistan's political system and military establishment, Gahlot said, "This is a regime of the army, by the army, and for the army. Their puppets may come and go, but let us have no illusion about who calls the shots."Referring to Pakistan's 27...