In a sharp escalation of its diplomatic outreach, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has directed Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations to immediately initiate efforts to convene a UN Security Council meeting on rising regional tensions.
The directive comes as Pakistan formally decides to brief the Security Council on what it describes as India’s provocative and destabilising behaviour, including aggressive actions, incendiary rhetoric, and illegal measures, particularly the reported move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty.
According to official sources, Pakistan will present a detailed account of how India’s actions are threatening peace and security in South Asia and potentially destabilizing the broader region.
“This is not just a bilateral issue anymore. India’s repeated violations of international agreements and its belligerent posture demand urgent attention from the global community,” said a senior diplomatic official.
The move is being positioned as part of Pakistan’s broader diplomatic strategy to “present accurate facts before the world and expose New Delhi’s designs.”
Islamabad is expected to lobby member states of the UN Security Council in the coming days to gain support for its position and build pressure on India through international legal and diplomatic channels.
The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, has long been considered a rare symbol of cooperation between the two rivals. Any attempt to suspend it unilaterally could be viewed as a breach of international law, Pakistan is expected to argue.
Analysts see this diplomatic push as a sign that Pakistan is seeking multilateral backing at a time when bilateral mechanisms have failed to defuse tensions.