On the occurrence of the escalating tensions between the two neighboring nuclear states, after the deadly attack in Kashmir, last Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif confirmed that his country is “united” and “ready to defend its sovereignty” against any attempts by India to prejudice its security.
“The nation of this 25 million people is unified and is behind its armed forces and ready to protect every inch of this country,” Sharif said in a speech during a ceremony held at a military academy in Abbotab
He also announced his willingness to conduct a “neutral” investigation into the bloody attack that took place in the part of India’s control of Kashmir, and New Delhi held his responsibility for Islamabad.
“Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent and reliable investigation,” he said.
3 gunmen .. And the killing of 25 civilians, and after Tuesday afternoon, at least three gunmen opened fire in the Bahgham resort in the Bisran Tourist Valley in the Indian part of the Kashmir region, killing 25 civilians (24 Indian and Nepalese), according to the Indian police.
Since then, the Indian government has accused Islamabad, which has called for evidence of accusations and describing it as “irrational and illogical.”
In turn, the United Nations called on India and Pakistan to exercise “the utmost restraint.”
On Friday, US President Donald Trump considered that India and Pakistan “will be the problem (between them) in a form or another.”
On Saturday, Iran presented its mediation in this conflict.
Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, the Indian police deployed male fees for three suspects, including two Pakistani citizens, describing them as members of the “Askar Taiba” group that is based in Pakistan.
This group is suspected of carrying out the attacks that killed 166 people in the Indian city of Bombay in November 2008.
In addition, the police offered a reward of 2 million rupees (more than 20 thousand euros) in exchange for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects.
Since the year 1947 and their independence, India and Pakistan have been fighting sovereignty over the entire Kashmir region, which is inhabited by a Muslim majority and was divided between the two countries.
