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Business Recorder
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
UNSC apprised of imminent kinetic action threat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday apprised the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of intelligence indicating an imminent threat of kinetic action by India against Pakistan. It was made clear that Pakistan remained fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and would exercise its inherent and legitimate right to self-defence as enshrined in the UN Charter in case of any aggression. Pakistan welcomed calls by the UN Secretary-General to offer his good offices and Council members for dialogue and de-escalation, and intensified diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions. Pakistan to take India's provocations to UNSC, warns of threat to global peace: FO However, Pakistan reaffirmed that it did not seek escalation, said the Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson in a statement issued here on Tuesday. The UNSC held closed consultations Tuesday under the agenda item, 'The India-Pakistan Question'. The meeting was held to discuss the deteriorating regional security environment, heightened tensions between India and Pakistan and the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The meeting was convened at Pakistan's request, in view of India's recent unilateral measures and provocative public pronouncements that have significantly increased the risk of military confrontation and threatened regional and international peace and security. During the meeting, Council members expressed deep concern over the growing risk of escalation and emphasised the urgent need for restraint and de-escalation. They called for dialogue and diplomacy to diffuse tensions and avoid military confrontation and conflict and to peacefully resolve issues. The FO Statement reads that several members underscored that the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute was the root cause of regional instability, and it must be resolved in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. Many Council members underlined respect for international law and obligations with reference to the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India. Briefing Council members, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, highlighted India's provocative actions, including its unilateral measures announced on 23rd April and aggressive military posturing. He cautioned that these actions were unjustified and dangerous, and could lead to catastrophic consequences. Pakistan categorically rejected India's baseless allegations linking it to the 22nd April attack in IIOJK and highlighted that India's unfounded accusations were made without any investigation or credible evidence. It was emphasised that such incidents must not be allowed to be used to justify aggression or violate international law. It was recalled that India had exploited these incidents in the past to undermine and de-legitimise the just struggle of the Kashmiri people for self-determination and to hide its own state terrorism and grave violations of human rights in IIOJK. India's involvement in state-sponsored terrorism against Pakistan and targeted assassinations in Pakistan and elsewhere was also highlighted. Council members were also briefed on India's unilateral decision to hold in abeyance the historic Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, a legally binding agreement, brokered by the World Bank. Pakistan warned that any attempt to obstruct or divert the natural flow of its share of river waters would constitute an act of war. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Jordan News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
UN Security Council Discusses Developments Between India and Pakistan - Jordan News
UN Security Council Discusses Developments Between India and Pakistan The United Nations Security Council held a closed consultation session last night under the agenda item titled 'The India-Pakistan Question,' following a request by Pakistan, a member of the Council. اضافة اعلان Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific, Mohamed Khaled Khiari, delivered a briefing on behalf of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and the Department of Peace Operations. It is worth noting that closed consultations are only open to UN officials and Security Council members. Following the meeting, the Pakistani representative stated that the India-Pakistan issue—particularly the matter of Kashmir—has remained on the Council's agenda for more than seven decades. — (Petra News Agency)
Business Recorder
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
India-Pakistan Question: UNSC calls for dialogue to avoid military confrontation
As tensions between Pakistan and India continue, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called on Tuesday for dialogue and diplomacy to avoid military confrontation and conflict and to peacefully resolve issues. This was expressed by the council during closed consultations today under the agenda item 'The India-Pakistan Question', convened on Pakistan's request. The 'India-Pakistan Question,' is one of the oldest items on the agenda of the UN Security Council, under which the UN Security Council remains seized of the Jammu & Kashmir dispute. This meeting comes after Pakistan achieved a significant diplomatic success at the UNSC, effectively blocking India's attempts to push through a resolution that directly attributed the recent Pahalgam incident to Pakistan and incorporated language favouring New Delhi's stance on Kashmir. 'The meeting was held to discuss the deteriorating regional security environment, heightened tensions between India and Pakistan and the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK),' the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement today. The meeting was convened at Pakistan's request, in view of India's recent unilateral measures and provocative public pronouncements that 'have significantly increased the risk of military confrontation and threatened regional and international peace and security'. Pakistan's Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, highlighted India's provocative actions, including its unilateral measures announced on 23rd April and aggressive military posturing. 'He cautioned that these actions were unjustified and dangerous, and could lead to catastrophic consequences,' said the FO. The members were apprised of intelligence indicating an imminent threat of kinetic action by India against Pakistan, emphasizing that Islamabad remained fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and would exercise its inherent and legitimate right to self-defence as enshrined in the UN Charter in case of any aggression. 'However, Pakistan reaffirmed that it did not seek escalation.' Moreover, the members were also briefed on India's unilateral decision to hold in abeyance the historic Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. The FO said that Pakistan reiterated its warning that any attempt to obstruct or divert the natural flow of its share of river waters would constitute an act of war. Meanwhile, the council members expressed deep concern over the growing risk of escalation and emphasized the urgent need for restraint and de-escalation. 'Several members underscored that the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute was the root cause of regional instability, and it must be resolved in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people,' said the press release. It added that they also underlined respect for international law and obligations with reference to the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India.
