May 6, 2025: An 11-member delegation from the Pakistani Army is currently in Kathmandu, a visit that has drawn scrutiny in Nepal’s Parliament amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
Nepali Member of Parliament Amresh Kumar Singh raised the issue during a session of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Singh questioned the timing of the visit, stating, “There is tension between India and Pakistan after the attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam. War could break out at any time. In such a situation, the Nepal government has invited an 11-member delegation of the Pakistani Army. What message is the Government of Nepal trying to send?”
The MP further disclosed that the delegation arrived in Kathmandu aboard Qatar Airways flight number 646, and is reportedly led by a Pakistani officer named Mansur Ansari. Singh clarified that he does not oppose Pakistan’s engagement with Nepal but stressed that the current timing is problematic, especially as a Nepali citizen was also killed in the Pahalgam terror incident.
As of now, the Nepal Army has not issued a public statement addressing the delegation’s presence or the concerns raised in Parliament.
Meanwhile, Pakistan faced a diplomatic setback at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), where members raised challenging questions during a closed-door consultation on Monday. The meeting, requested by Pakistan, yielded no official statement from the UNSC. According to sources, member states rejected Pakistan’s attempts to push a “false flag” narrative and pressed for answers about the possible involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned terror group with ties to Pakistan, in the Pahalgam attack.
In a related development, Pakistan’s Dawn News reported a sharp drop in the flow of water from the Chenab River at the Marala headworks—from 35,000 cusecs on Sunday to just 3,100 cusecs on Monday morning. The decrease is seen as a possible consequence of India suspending the Indus Water Treaty in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. The Chenab River is crucial for Pakistan’s agriculture, irrigating large swaths of Punjab through major canals like the UCC and BRB.
As regional tensions escalate, observers are closely watching both diplomatic and infrastructural developments for signs of further strain in India-Pakistan relations.