Have ‘nothing to gain’ from Uri attack, says Pak Foreign Office

“PM Sharif briefed Japanese PM about the grave turn that the situation in occupied Kashmir is taking”.

Sharif praised Wani as “as the symbol of the latest Kashmiri Intifada, a popular and peaceful freedom movement”, drawing an immediate response from the Indian foreign ministry.

On September 19, Lu appealed to India and Pakistan to have dialogue and consultation to resolve their differences and “enhance counter terrorism cooperation”. India accuses Pakistan of supporting rebels in Indian-held Kashmir.

India has a few military options that it could consider against Pakistan. More skirmishes are widely expected on the troubled Kashmir border.

“The Secretary-General stressed the need for Pakistan and India to address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, saying it is in the interest of both countries and the region as a whole”, according to a readout of Ban’s meeting with Sharif provided by his spokesperson. “Talks and guns don’t go together”, said Akbar. Wani was a terrorist and is a terrorist for us.

For the last 15 years, India has followed the course of “strategic restraint” despite mounting public anger after the 2008 Mumbai attacks carried out by Pakistani militants that left 166 dead.

Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council met with Pakistani Prime Minister on 21 September in NY.

Sharif told the annual United Nations General Assembly Pakistan could not ignore India’s “unprecedented” arms build-up and would “take whatever measures are necessary to maintain credible deterrence”. Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism.

Condemning the “barbaric” terror attack on the Uri camp in Kashmir and Pathankot air base, BNM said such attacks are part of Pakistan’s policy of “aggression, employing terrorist methods and outfits to escalate war in the region”.

The United States, however, would not blame Pakistan or any particular group before more details and evidence emerge.

In a guarded reply, Lu said “regarding counter terrorism our position is consistent”.

Chinese Premier shared his thoughts on the great gesture by Prime Minister Sharif to meet him as Prime Minister-designate when Premier Li Keqiang was in Pakistan.

“The Foreign Secretary offered that in case the Pakistan government wished to investigate these cross-border attacks, we are ready to provide fingerprints and DNA samples of terrorists killed in Uri and Poonch incidents”, said Swarup.