As against the Indian expectations, the Uri attack failed to spoil the prime minister’s speech, which then led India to lies about its “surgical strike” at the LOC against Pakistan.
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Pakistani troops had also violated the ceasefire on September 2 by firing on forward army posts along the LoC in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district. “We only saw what we were shown”.
Sartaj Aziz, advisor on foreign affairs to the Pakistan prime minister, confirmed that Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Khan Janjua spoke about the fraught state of India-Pakistan relations in recent weeks, according to The Times of India.
Indian report say that the Indian Army had ‘significant casualties’ during the operation.
Pakistan has denied any involvement in the Uri attack.
“We are opposed to terror activities against India and we have openly stated it”, he said, adding, “any country has to defend against such acts”.
Indian Army soldiers display their skills as they take part in a combat demonstration during Army Day in New Delhi on Friday (Representational Image).
India-Pakistan tension escalated afresh on Saturday as forces of the two countries exchanged fire along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, sparking global concerns with United Nations chief Ban-Ki Moon offering mediation to negotiate peace between the rival neighbours. Radio Pakistan reported that Sharif chaired the important meeting of all parliamentary leaders in capital Islamabad.
Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region, has been disputed territory between India and Pakistan for the past 70 years.
The two countries, separated at the end of British colonial rule in 1947, have fought three wars in the last seven decades – including two over Kashmir.
The move came after the Indian Motion Pictures’ Artists Association, the main body representing Indian film producers and exhibitors adopted a resolution on Thursday banning Pakistani actors and technicians from working on their films.
Meanwhile, Bollywood films were being pulled in Pakistan. “Even two days after the surgical strikes, Pakistan has no idea what has happened”, Mr Parrikar said.
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The management of Nueplex, a cinema in Karachi, announced their decision to suspended the screening of Indian films on social media.
