India, June 5 -- The Congress on Thursday slammed the United Nations Security Council for appointing Pakistan as the vice-chair of the anti-terror panel, calling it "ill-informed and unacceptable".

In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "The naming of Pakistan as the vice-chair of the 15-member United Nations Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee and chair the Taliban Sanctions Committee for 2025 is most unfortunate, ill-informed and unacceptable."

Apart from the two committees, Pakistan will also co-chair the Informal Working Groups on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.

Reacting to the UNSC decision, Kharge said that the Congress, as a responsible opposition party, would urge the government to ...