Qatar extends support to India's fight against terror

The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, conveyed his condolences over the Pahalgam terror attack and extended full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's fight against terrorism during a telephonic conversation on Tuesday.

- Rezaul H Laskar

NEW DELHI: Pakistan faced tough questions about the Pahalgam terror attack, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) possible involvement in the incident, during an informal meeting of the UN Security Council, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The "closed consultations" on the theme of "the India-Pakistan question" between the five permanent and 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council was convened on Monday (New York time) at the request of Pakistan to discuss tensions with India in the wake of the April 22 terror attack that killed 26 people. Pakistan is currently a non-permanent member of the UN body. The UN Security Council member states raised tough questions for Pakistan at the informal session and asked whether the LeT was likely to be involved in the attack, the people said on condition of anonymity.