India, May 6 -- 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 United Nations Security Council (UNSC), 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 ...