We will not succumb to the blackmail tactics of the government in Islamabad that seems eager to use terrorism and terrorists as policy.
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“We will not win the fight against terrorism, as long as we do not address its root cause which lie in the poverty and ignorance”, he said.
Sharif hailed slain Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani as the leader and symbol of the ‘intifada’, a term borrowed from the Palestinian struggle, and called his encounter a “murder”. It is internationally a terrorist group, said Akbar, as he went on to blast Sharif as a leader of a nation who can glorify a self declared and self advertised terrorist at such a forum, said Akbar.
In Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, a Pakistani colonel said there was no firing along the border. “The world also knows that Pakistan has been indulged in ethnic cleansing of its own people”, he said.
The sources said a group of 15 terrorists had attempted to infiltrate into Indian territory through the LoC. Shows continued Pak attachment to terrorism.
“Today, from this rostrum, I would also like to reiterate our offer to India to enter into a serious and sustained dialogue for the peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, especially Jammu and Kashmir”, Sharif said.
About today’s meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Foreign Ministers in NY on sidelines of UN General Assembly – where they called for early conclusion of the negotiations on the Comprehensive Convention against “terrorism”, Lu said BRICS countries met to discuss global and regional issues of common interest including the convention on “terrorism”.
Nawaz urged the world body to take measures in order to demilitarise Indian-held Kashmir, saying violence in Kashmir will only escalate tensions between Pakistan and India.
Sharif said about the absence of dialogues between the two countries: “India posed unacceptable pre-conditions to engage in dialogue”.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif handed over evidence of Indians subjecting innocent Kashmiri civilians to brutalities and thanked the UN Secretary General for his statement with regard to Kashmir. He said Pakistan is “committed to the establishment of strategic stability in the region” but “we can not ignore our neighbour’s unprecedented arms build up and will take whatever measures are necessary to maintain credible deterrence”.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan by a heavily militarized and mountainous frontier called the Line of Control.
On Sunday 18 Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region in the deadliest attack on security forces there for more than a decade.
Japanese PM condoled with PM Nawaz Sharif over recent terrorist activities within Pakistan and praised the efforts of Pakistan in countering terrorism. India’s only condition is an end to terrorism.
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Asserting that now even the worldwide community is also backing New Delhi and raising the Uri attack matter globally, BJP leader Shaina NC said the Centre will avenge the Uri attack in a’one jaw for a tooth’ manner. “Reminded him about UNSC resolutions”, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi tweeted.
