Pakistan has scored a diplomatic victory in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after a declaration of the Pahagam attack avoided strong language and terminology previously used in similar events, especially the Pulwama attack in 2019.
UNSC’s condemnation of the April 22 attack, which was issued after a four-day delay, especially refrained from directly mentioning the Indian government, rather than calling for cooperation with “all relevant authorities.”
Remarkably, the statement included the term “jammu and kashmir” – a point of contention – and omitted the word “Pahaldam,” an expression New Delhi had the lobby to include in an attempt to hit the location as an undisputed Indian territory.
Pakistan’s diplomatic mission was actively engaged with the members of the Security Council to ensure exclusion of the language it considered to be partisl.
Communique, originally proposed by the United States, ultimately failed to reach agreement and was not adopted as an official decision.
Indian diplomats were unable to push through key terms they had searched while Pakistan successfully blocked what it described as “controversial language.” Islamabad’s efforts were also considered as confirmed his attitude towards Indiski-Illigegal occupied Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed region under international control.
Tensions have risen between the two nuclear armed neighbors since the attack, with New Delhi suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Islamabad responding by closing its airspace to Indian Airlines. Diplomatic channels have cooled, with both sides reducing high -level contacts.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and called for a “neutral, transparent and credible” investigation and offers Islamabad’s participation in any such probe.
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned that the situation could spiral into a “whole war”, if not carefully controlled. In response to the growing hostility, Iran has offered to convey between the two countries.
A day ago, India released additional water into the Jhelum River from the Native American who was occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) without prior notice, causing concern for rising water levels.
As a result, the river experiences a flood-like situation with a stream of 22,000 CUSERCS passing through the Domel area of Muzaffarabad.
