Pakistan faced tough questions at the closed-door consultations of the United Nations Security Council amid tensions with India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, news agency ANI reported citing sources.
The members of UNSC grilled Islamabad over the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based terror group, in the Pahalgam attack in which 25 tourists and a Kashmiri pony ride operator were killed by terrorists in cold blood.
Islamabad’s attempts to internationalise the situation failed as the members of the global security body flagged their nuclear rhetoric as an escalatory factor, reports suggest. They also expressed concern over Pakistan’s recent missile tests.
They also expressed concern over Pakistan’s recent missile tests and flagged their nuclear rhetoric as an escalatory factor.
Pakistan, one of the 10 non-permanent members of the council, had requested “closed consultations” in view of the tensions.
During the talks that lasted for over an hour, the UNSC members condemned the terror attack and highlighted the need for accountability. They also brought up that tourists were targeted on the basis of their religion in Pahalgam, the report said.
They also refused to accept the “false flag” narrative often used by Pakistan and asked it to sort out its issues bilaterally with India.
Briefing the media after the UNSC talks, Pakistani envoy Asim Iftikhar said his country has rejected all allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam attack. He also called India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty a violation of international law.
No official statement has been issued either by the Security Council or India yet.
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