At the time of writing, Pakistan apprehends further Indian misadventures as per the recent statements of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The damage to only a few trees in Balakot notwithstanding, India clearly committed a violation of Article 2(4) through the IAF air strikes. Chapter VII of the UN Charter assigns a pivotal role to the Security Council to intervene in instances of threats to the peace, breaches of the peace and acts of aggression. In the 1965 war between Pakistan and India, the Security Council played a proactive role and passed a series of resolutions for ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities. It did the same in the 1971 conflict through Resolution 307 (which was overshadowed by Mr. Bhutto’s famous speech and walk-out from the Security Council a few days earlier).

Source: Pakistan Today April 17, 2019 19:52 UTC