Pakistan’s Closed-Door Consultation with UNSC: Tough Questions Raised, Accountability Emphasized
Many members of the 15-nation Security Council also expressed concern over Pakistan’s recent missile tests and warned Pakistan.
Pakistan’s UNSC consultation session amid rising India Pakistan tensions, Latest news: The United Nations Security Council members posed tough questions to Pakistan at its informal closed-door session on Monday afternoon, ANI reported, citing sources. Pakistan was advised by the Council to resolve the tensions bilaterally with India.
The 15-nation Security Council held meetings on Monday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people. The consultation was requested by Pakistan, and no statement was issued by the UN body after the “closed consultation.” The presidency for the month of May is currently held by Greece. Pakistan is one of the 10 non-permanent members of the Council.
India last served as a non-permanent member in 2021–2022. Non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms.
According to the report, the UN Security Council raised tough questions during the closed-door consultation. The members did not accept Pakistan's “false flag” narrative. Pakistan was asked whether Lashkar-e-Taiba was likely involved in the terror attack.
The Resistance Front, a shadow group of Lashkar-e-Taiba—a Pakistan-based terrorist organization—claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22.
Following the attack, Pakistan’s Defence Minister, in a conversation with Sky News anchor Yalda Hakim, admitted to the country's history of supporting, training, and funding terrorist organizations. He said Pakistan had been doing the “dirty work” for the West for decades.
During the closed-door consultation on Monday afternoon, members strongly condemned the April 22 Pahalgam attack and emphasized the need for accountability. Some members, according to sources cited in the report, specifically mentioned that the Pahalgam victims were killed after being asked for their religious identification.
Many members of the 15-nation Security Council also expressed concern over Pakistan’s recent missile tests and warned that Pakistan’s nuclear rhetoric was an escalatory factor in tensions with India.
Pakistan conducted a training launch of its Fatah Series surface-to-surface missile, which has a range of 120 kilometers, as part of the ongoing military exercise "Ex INDUS" amid rising tensions with India. This launch, carried out on May 5, 2025, followed a previous test of the Abdali missile system—with a range of 450 kilometers—conducted just two days earlier.
Following the April 22 terror attack, India took several punitive diplomatic measures. The Indus Water Treaty was held in abeyance, and India initiated steps to fully utilize water from the three western rivers. De-silting of dams on the tributaries of the Indus River began. India has reduced 90% of the water flow from the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River. De-silting operations are also to be carried out at the Kishanganga Dam. India is exploring all possible ways to utilize As reported by Dawn News, the water flow in the Chenab River, recorded at the Marala Headworks, decreased from 35,000 cusecs on Sunday to about 3,100 cusecs on Monday morning.
The Chenab is one of the main rivers that irrigate large parts of Punjab province, Pakistan’s breadbasket. Under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan (brokered by the World Bank), the Chenab is classified as a Western River, along with the Jhelum and Indus.
The Chenab and its tributaries are also essential for hydroelectric power generation in Pakistan. Dams like Marala, Khanki, and Trimmu are built on it to support both electricity and irrigation needs.
Following the terror attack in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Meadows, both Pakistan and India have banned each other’s airspace.
Lufthansa Airlines suspended operations via Pakistani airspace on Monday amid rising tensions between the two neighbouring nations. Lufthansa is Germany's flag carrier and one of the world’s leading airlines, renowned for its extensive global network and commitment to quality service.
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