Indo-Pak tensions: UNSC members call for de-escalation, ask Pakistan 'tough questions'

By Yoshita Singh, (PTI)UNITED NATIONS, May 6: The UN Security Council discussed rising tensions between India and Pakistan at closed-door consultations, where envoys called for de-escalation and also asked Pakistan “tough questions”.

Greece, president of the UNSC for the month of May, had scheduled the meeting on Monday following a request by Pakistan, which is currently a non-permanent member. The meeting comes days after terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, triggering outrage in India.

The 15-member UNSC did not issue a statement after the meeting, but Pakistan claimed that its own objectives were "largely served".