British Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone call on Sunday with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Urged that Pakistan should talk action against all terrorist groups.
“The leaders discussed the need to address the causes of this conflict. The prime minister emphasized the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups, in support of global efforts to combat terrorism,” Reuters quoted May’s office.
It is after India and Pakistan come across an escalating tensions following a suicide bombing that killed at least 40 Indian Paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on February 14.
India accuses Pakistan for harboring the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group behind the attack, which Islamabad denied.
[Related: ‘Pak-India Tensions on Hike after Kashmir Deadly Attack’]
The tensions between India and Pakistan accumulated after the Indian Kashmir deadly attack, as Islamabad warns it with no second thought will retaliate if New Delhi launches any military action.
It comes a week later when suicide bombing hit a convoy of Indian forces in Kashmir; Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday denied any role behind the Pulwama attack last week warning he would take action against the perpetrators of terror attack.
Khan also disconfirm the perspective for a meeting between the Taliban and Pakistan, saying Pakistan has always supported the Afghan peace process.
“The government of Pakistan has never made any comments that Taliban will be visiting Pakistan,” he said, depicting on recent reports that a senior Taliban delegation will meet Pakistani PM Imran Khan.
Meanwhile, India’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Pakistani PM Imran Khan ignored claims that Jaish-e-Mohammad, whose leader Masood Azhar is based in Pakistan, carried out attack. These should be enough proof for Pakistan to take action.
“We demand Pakistan to stop misleading the international community and take credible and visible action against the perpetrators of Pulwama terrorist attack and other terrorists and terror groups operating from areas under their control”, Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.
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