UN urges restraint by India, Pakistan over Kashmir


FE Team | Published: August 06, 2019 10:48:56 | Updated: August 06, 2019 13:05:00


Barbed wire is seen laid on a deserted road during restrictions in Srinagar, August 5, 2019 - REUTERS/Danish Ismail

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, his spokesman said on Monday, after India revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighbouring Pakistan, Reuters reported.

"We urge all parties to exercise restraint," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, adding that UN peacekeepers observing a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the state of Jammu and Kashmir "has observed and reported an increase in military activity along the line of control."

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