Pahalgam Terror Attack: Un Chief Antonio Guterres Dials Jaishankar, Shehbaz Sharif

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, successful a bid to easiness nan tensions betwixt India and Pakistan, pursuing nan Pahalgam panic attack, dialled up Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. 

Jaishankar said Guterres unequivocally condemned nan panic attack, while Sharif said he rejected India’s “baseless accusations”. 

“Received a telephone from @UN SG @antonioguterres. Appreciate his unequivocal condemnation of nan violent onslaught successful Pahalgam. Agreed connected nan value of accountability. India is resolved that nan perpetrators, planners and backers of this onslaught are brought to justice,” said Jaishankar. 

Sharif, connected nan different hand, said, “Had a telephone speech pinch UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres this evening. I reaffirmed Pakistan’s condemnation of coercion successful each its forms, rejected baseless Indian accusations, and called for a transparent and neutral investigation into nan Pahalgam incident. I urged nan UN to play its domiciled successful resolving nan Jammu & Kashmir conflict successful statement pinch UNSC resolutions. Pakistan remains committed to peace, but will take sides its sovereignty pinch afloat unit if challenged.” 

Pakistan had earlier called for a neutral and transparent investigation into nan violent onslaught successful Pahalgam. Sharif had said that nan Pahalgam attacks are “yet different illustration of this perpetual blasted game, which must travel to a grinding halt”. He called Pakistan a responsible state that is unfastened to participating successful a neutral, transparent and reliable investigation. 

"If neutral group of immoderate 3rd state transportation retired a probe into this incident, we are fresh to cooperate pinch them,” reiterated Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. 

The US had besides encouraged India and Pakistan to activity together towards a responsible resolution. Iran, meanwhile, offered to mediate betwixt New Delhi and Islamabad connected nan Pahalgam panic attack. "Tehran stands fresh to usage its bully offices successful Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater knowing astatine this difficult time," Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said. 

Meanwhile, downgrading its negotiated ties pinch Pakistan, New Delhi put nan Indus Water Treaty into abeyance, and announced nan closing of nan Attari border, declared subject advisors posted astatine nan Pakistan High Commission arsenic persona non-grata, and revoked each visas issued to Pakistani citizens nether nan SAARC visa exemption scheme. Pakistan besides closed its airspace and cancelled each bilateral treaties, arsenic good arsenic nan Simla Agreement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides chaired nan Cabinet Committee connected Political Affairs coming amid reports that India is besides apt to adjacent disconnected its airspace for Pakistani flights. Pakistani ministers have, moreover, said that they expect India to retaliate successful nan adjacent 24-36 hours. 

Published on: Apr 30, 2025 12:14 PM IST