Pakistan has urged the United Nations Security Council to take steps to de-escalate tensions in South Asia for global and regional peace.

Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Asim Iftikhar while briefing newsmen after the special session of UN Security Council in New York said Indian steps are a threat to peace and stability in the region and dialogue is the only way to resolve issues.

He said Kashmir is a long standing dispute between Pakistan and India and it remains unresolved even after passage of 70 years. He said Indian atrocities against innocent and oppressed Kashmiris continue unabated.

Asim Iftikhar told the Council members that Pakistan is ready to take part in any independent and neutral investigation into the Pahalgam incident.

The Pakistan's Permanent Representative also raised the issue of India holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.