{"id":46040,"date":"2025-05-05T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=46040"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:01:00","slug":"un-secretary-general-tensions-between-india-and-pakistan-are-at-their-highest-in-years-make-no-mistake-calls-pm-pakistan-offers-mediation-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/un-secretary-general-tensions-between-india-and-pakistan-are-at-their-highest-in-years-make-no-mistake-calls-pm-pakistan-offers-mediation-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Secretary General ; &#8221; Tensions between India and Pakistan are at their highest in years. Make no Mistake&#8221; &#8211; Calls PM Pakistan &#8211; Offers Mediation for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46045\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UN-Pakistan-India.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UN-Pakistan-India.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UN-Pakistan-India-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UN-Pakistan-India-696x445.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UN-Pakistan-India-656x420.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>New York \/ Islamabad : 5 May 2025 &#8211; The Secretary General United Nations, Mr. <em>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres <\/em>has said &#8221; Tensions between India and Pakistan are at their highest in years.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a press encounter on India and Pakistan, he said, &#8220;I deeply respect and am profoundly grateful to the Government and people of both countries &#8212; and their significant contributions to the work of the United Nations, not least UN peacekeeping. And so it pains me to see relations reaching a boiling point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; I understand the raw feelings following the awful terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. I once again strongly condemn that attack and extend my condolences to the families of the victims. Targeting civilians is unacceptable \u2013 and those responsible must be brought to justice through credible and lawful means, Secretary General shared.<\/p>\n<p>He added, it is also essential \u2013 especially at this critical hour &#8212; to avoid a military confrontation that could easily spin out of control. Now is the time for maximum restraint and stepping back from the brink. That has been my message in my ongoing outreach with both countries.<\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary General emphsized upon both countries not to make any mistake: A military solution is no solution. He offered his good offices to both governments in the service of peace. He said, The United Nations stands ready to support any initiative that promotes de-escalation, diplomacy, and a renewed commitment to peace.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"u2shdYX7vt\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-iran-to-work-closely-for-peace-stability-development-in-the-region-foreign-minister-calls-on-pm-president-army-chief\/\">Pakistan Iran to work closely for Peace, Stability, Development in the Region &#8211; Foreign Minister calls on PM, President, Army Chief<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan Iran to work closely for Peace, Stability, Development in the Region &#8211; Foreign Minister calls on PM, President, Army Chief&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-iran-to-work-closely-for-peace-stability-development-in-the-region-foreign-minister-calls-on-pm-president-army-chief\/embed\/#?secret=qGyLcVmC86#?secret=u2shdYX7vt\" data-secret=\"u2shdYX7vt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister of Pakistan received telephone call from the UN Secretary General<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif\u00a0 to discuss the prevailing security situation in South Asia. This was the second telephone conversation between the two leaders within a week.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister appreciated the UN Secretary General\u2019s continued engagement and outreach efforts and welcomed his call for de-escalation as well as the need to avoid any confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>While reiterating his offer of an independent transparent, neutral and credible investigation, the Prime Minister expressed his concern that India was yet to provide any evidence, nevertheless it continued to resort to provocative rhetoric and war mongering.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated Pakistan\u2019s determination to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister expressed his serious concern at Indian attempts to politicise international financial institutions in an attempt to harm Pakistan\u2019s economic interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Secretary General briefed the Prime Minister on his outreach efforts for peace and stability in the region, and expressed his commitment to remain engaged with all interlocutors on the issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"txSPBCPbsv\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-july-aug-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World &#8211; July \/ Aug 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World &#8211; July \/ Aug 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-july-aug-2024\/embed\/#?secret=aKP7Kz5P4p#?secret=txSPBCPbsv\" data-secret=\"txSPBCPbsv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York \/ Islamabad : 5 May 2025 &#8211; The Secretary General United Nations, Mr. Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has said &#8221; Tensions between India and Pakistan are at their highest in years.&#8221; In a press encounter on India and Pakistan, he said, &#8220;I deeply respect and am profoundly grateful to the Government and people of both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1275,395,3716,48,1395,3803,411,408],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46040"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46047,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46040\/revisions\/46047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}