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New Delhi:
The United Nations Security Council will meet today to discuss the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
This comes a day after Pakistan's foreign office said it will inform the world security body about "India's aggressive actions, provocations, and provocative statements". "Pakistan will specifically highlight India's illegal actions to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty," it said, adding that the country would clarify how New Delhi's actions are jeopardising "peace and security" in the region.
The meeting on Monday will be an opportunity for both sides to express their views on the cross-border tensions before the international community. Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May, Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris had earlier told PTI, "This is a position of principle. We condemn terrorism in all its forms, everywhere it is happening. On the other hand, we are concerned about this tension which is mounting in the region."
The UN Security Council had condemned in the strongest terms the terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, underlining the need to hold the perpetrators, organisers and the sponsors of "this reprehensible act of terrorism" accountable and bring them to justice.
Following the attack, India announced a string of measures against Pakistan, including the expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and immediate closure of the Attari land-transit post.
In a tit-for-tat move, Pakistan shut its airspace to all Indian airlines and suspended trade with New Delhi, including through third countries. It also rejected India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and said any measures to stop the flow of water to Pakistan under the pact would be seen as an "act of war".
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