Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 12:22pm on 30 Apr 2025,Wednesday India Global
Following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, UN Secretary-General António Guterres held separate conversations with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Guterres condemned the attack and emphasized the need for accountability while urging both nations to exercise restraint and avoid further escalation. Jaishankar reiterated India's demand for justice, while Sharif appealed for UN mediation to ensure peace. Guterres offered the UN’s Good Offices to support de-escalation, highlighting the risks of increased confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. (PC: CNBC TV 18)
