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US for reduction in South Asian tensions; Pakistan presents dossier on Indian repression in Kashmir
Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington Jalil Abbas Jilani has handed overr a dossier to the United States on Indian human rights violations in Kashmir, as the State Department said America is continuing efforts to reduce South Asian...Oct 4, 2016 905 0 -
Pakistani, Indian NSAs talk over phone to ratchet down Kashmir tensions
Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Nasir Janjua and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval have talked on phone and agreed to reduce tensions along the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir territory. “Both the NSAs had telephonic...Oct 3, 2016 943 0 -
UN urges immediate Pakistan-India deescalation; renews mediation offer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent deescalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and an end to violence in the region. The UN chief made that call during a meeting with Pakistan’s UN Ambassador...Sep 30, 2016 862 0 -
With ‘great concern’ over escalating Pakistan-India tensions UN urges ‘restraint’
Voicing “great concern” over the escalating tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region, the United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” and resolve their issues through dialogue. A...Sep 29, 2016 928 0 -
South Asia on the edge with Indian, Pakistani military action claims in Kashmir
South Asia is back to the edge, possibly heading for yet another prolonged period of standoff and uncertainty. Indian officials have claimed to carry out a surgical strike against what it calls militant target along Line...Sep 29, 2016 922 0 -
Kashmiri leader seeks US role as Pakistan-India talks remain elusive
With the situation in Indian-controlled Kashmir continuing to roil, the head of Pakistan-administered territory has urged Washington help resolve inflaming tensions in accordance with its ideals and commitment to basic freedoms of human beings around the...Sep 27, 2016 778 0 -
White House urges diplomacy to resolve Pakistan-India tensions over Kashmir
The White House is counseling Pakistan and India to address their disputes through diplomacy for stability in the volatile South Asian region, boiling with tensioins amid ongoing violence in Indian controlled Kashmir. The disputed Himalayan region...Sep 25, 2016 868 0 -
World cannot afford to ignore referendum on streets of Kashmir: Masood Khan
“The world community has a stark choice to make: to be hamstrung by the dictates and dynamics of realpolitik or to take steps to help resolve the Kashmir dispute in pursuance of the UN Charter’s core...Sep 25, 2016 803 0 -
China backs Pakistan on Kashmir; ready to help deescalate Pakistan-India tensions
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, while indicating Beijing’s support for Pakistan’s stance on the longstanding Jammu and Kashmir dispute, has offered to help improve deteriorating relations between its two South Asian neighbors. The US has also expressed...Sep 21, 2016 771 0 -
US, Pakistan express strong concern over Kashmir violence
The United States and Pakistan have expressed “strong concern” over recent violence in Kashmir including the army base attack in Uri, stressing the need for all sides to reduce tensions. America’s top diplomat John Kerry and...Sep 20, 2016 931 0