Islamabad - Iranian Foreign Minister on Monday tried to mediate the escalation following a fatal attack on Kashmir-controlled tourists last month between Islamabad and New Delhi.
Abbas Araghchi's visit is the first of a foreign noble since the massacre of 26 tourists on April 22, after India killed the massive massacre in Pakistan. Tehran has offered to help alleviate tensions among nuclear-weapon neighbors.
Cabinet Secretary Attaullah Tarar cited credible intelligence that India could attack and Pakistan's army has been on high alert. Pakistan denies any role in the massacre that is primarily Indian tourists and proposes cooperation with reliable international investigations. India has not accepted the proposal so far, with several world leaders urging both sides to exercise constraints and avoid further escalation.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will meet with Araghchi, who welcomes mediation of tensions with India to ease tensions. Since last week, Dahl said he has spoken with more than a dozen foreign VIPs, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
"We will not be the first to take any escalation steps," Dahl said in Islamabad, but added that he had warned the international community that "India takes any aggression and Pakistan will firmly defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. ”
He said he accused the Indian Air Force of attempting to violate Pakistani airspace on April 28. Pakistan competes for aircraft, forcing Indian jets to turn back. India did not immediately comment on these claims.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and “strongly condemned Pahalgam’s terrorist attacks,” wrote Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesman for the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kashmir split between India and Pakistan and all claimed. The two countries have fought two of three wars in the Himalayas, and their relationship is affected by conflict, active diplomacy and mutual doubt, mainly due to their competitive claims against Kashmir.
The latest outbreak has caused the two countries to expel each other's diplomats and nationals and the closure of airspace.
DAR also condemned the suspension of a moisture sharing treaty in India last month.
Residents flowed into Pakistan on Monday in the Chenab River, India-controlled Kashmir, and the water level was so low on Monday that people could cross the river.
"I have never seen the river dry in my life," said Bal Krishan, a 55-year-old farmer. He agreed that "Modi decided to suspend the treaty and punish" Pakistan.
Officials did not comment immediately.
Also on Monday, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar led a group of journalists to the mountain village of Bella Noor Shah near Muzaffarabad, the main city of Kashmir where public office in Pakistan, where he said New Delhi had falsely claimed the existence of a radical training camp.
Residents of the village told reporters they had never seen any such camp in the area.
"It's obvious that India's claim is unreasonable," Talar said.
Also on Monday, Pakistan's military said it tested a short-range missile, the second test, in addition to being carried out after Saturday's medium missile.
The military said the Fatah ground-down missile had a range of 75 miles and was launched at an undisclosed location. Such missiles will never be launched into India and usually end up in the deserts of the Arabian Sea or the southern province of Balochistan.