Pakistan has obtained a diplomatic victory in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after a statement on Pahalgam’s attack avoided strong language and terminology previously used in similar incidents, especially the 2019 pulwama attack.
The UNSC condemnation of the April 22 attack, issued after a four -day delay, in particular, refrained from directly mentioning the Indian government, instead of urging cooperation with “all relevant authorities.”
In particular, the statement included the phrase “Jammu and Kashmira”, a dispute point, and omitted the word “Pahalgam”, a new term Delhi had pressed to include in an effort to frame the location as an unanswered Indian territory.
Pakistan’s diplomatic mission was actively involved with members of the Security Council to guarantee the exclusion of language that it considers partial.
The statement, initially proposed by the United States, finally did not achieve consensus and was not adopted as an official resolution.
Indian diplomats could not overcome the key terms they had sought, while Pakistan successfully blocked what he described as “controversial language.” Islamabad’s efforts were also seen as reaffirming their position in Jammu and Cashmiro occupied by Indiani-ilegally as a region in dispute under international scrutiny.
The tensions have increased among the two neighbors of nuclear weapons since the attack, with New Delhi suspending the Treaty of the Water of the Indo and the Islamabad responding by closing their airspace to the Indian airlines. Diplomatic channels have cooled, with both sides reducing high -level contacts.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and requested an “neutral, transparent and credible” investigation, offering Islamabad’s participation in said investigation.
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned that the situation could become a “total war” if it is not carefully handled. In response to the growing hostility, Iran has offered to mediate between the two countries.
A day ago, India released additional water to the Jhelum River of Jammu and Kashmir (Iiojk) occupied by India, which caused concerns about the increase in water levels.
As a result, the river is experiencing a flood situation, with a flow of 22,000 Cusecs that pass through the Domel area of ​​Muzaffrabad.
