IMRAN SPEAKS TO TRUMP ABOUT KASHMIR ISSUE, SAYS QURESHI

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to US President Donald Trump about his concerns over the situation in disputed Kashmir region, Islamabad’s foreign minister said, ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the issue.

The call comes a day after at least five people were killed in cross-border fire between India and Pakistan, amid heightened tensions between the nucleararmed rivals since New Delhi controversially ended the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Trump and Khan also discussed Afghanistan, where the US is engaged in talks with the Taleban, and pledged to remain in constant contact moving forward, the minister added. —

islamabad — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to US President Donald Trump about his concerns over the situation in Indiancontrolled Kashmir, Islamabad’s foreign minister said, ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the issue.

The call comes a day after at least five people were killed in cross-border fire between India and Pakistan, amid heightened tensions between the two countries since New Delhi ended the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Skirmishes are frequent across the so-called Line of Control (LoC) that divides the territory, but the latest deaths came after Pakistan warned it was ready to respond to any Indian attack.

“Today (Khan) has talked to President Trump. Views were exchanged on the situation in the region and particularly the situation in Occupied Kashmir,” said foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a press conference. —