New York, May 5 -- Under severe international pressure following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, Pakistan has urged the United Nations Security Council for a meeting on the tensions with India. The United Nations Security Council will now hold closed-door consultations on Monday on the situation on May 5.

Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, will deliver a statement at the Security Council stakeout area after the UNSC meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon, Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN said.

In a statement shared on Sunday, Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN stated, "In view of the deteriorating regional environment and rising tensions between India and Pakistan, particularl...