January 10, 2002
United Nations Security Council has virtually rejected Pakistan's request that it intervene to defuse Indo-Pak tension and asked Islamabad to crackdown on terrorist groups operating in Kashmir.
There is no support for Pakistan's request among the Security Council's 15 members who stress that it is a bilateral issue and needs to be resolved between the two countries, Council diplomats said.
The immediate issue is the need for Pakistan to crackdown on terrorist groups which have been operating in Kashmir and killing innocent people, they said, adding fighting terrorism is the current priority.
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Shamshad Ahmed Khan, had sought the UN Security Council's intervention to ease Indo-Pak tension during a meeting with Council president for the current month, Ambassador Jugdish Koonjal Dharmachand of Mauritius.
Dharmachand briefly mentioned about his meeting with Khan during a closed door meeting under "other matters" after the Council had finished the day's business late on Tuesday.
Council diplomats said there was no discussion as none of the members showed any interest.
Dharmachand mentioned the meeting as the president always briefs the Council members about his meetings and if members show interest, there could be a discussion.
The response of members to the mention by the president was silence and the issue was over in less than one minute, the Council diplomats said.
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