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Ending the suspense, Pakistan tonight called off the India-Pakistan NSA-level talks, hours after India made it clear that discussions on Kashmir and a meeting with separatists will not be acceptable.

In a statement later, Islamabad rejected what it called New Delhi’s “preconditions” for the talks.

While Sushma in her press conference in New Delhi clearly denied to talk over Kashmir issue terming the dialogues not ‘Composite’.

He said that the US and its partners in that region recognised that terrorism was a shared challenge and a shared responsibility for all to work together.

Three civilians were also injured in the firing, a statement from the military’s Inter-Services Public Relations said, adding that Pakistani troops bafflingly responded to the Indian firing.

“Diplomatically, India has repeatedly emphasised, including at the highest level, the need for Pakistan to uphold the sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC) and abide by the ceasefire commitment of 2003 along the global Border and LC”, he said.

Since yesterday mortar shelling and heavy firing going on overnight in Hamirpur, Sujiyan, in Mandi sectors along LoC in Poonch.

Basit was summoned by secretary (east) Anil Wadhwa, who “conveyed our anger at the unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops since August 8″, a media statement from the foreign ministry said. The Government of Pakistan has serious reservations on the efficiency of the...

When talks re-start, Pakistan will have to extend the non-discriminatory market access (NDMA) status to India (the earlier term “most favoured nation” has been discarded because of political reasons), which basically means that it will treat India the same as its...

Earlier, Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani and Dukhtaran-i-Milat chief, Asiya Andrabi too chose to boycott the function.