File picture of Indian jawan guarding a check post near Line of Control
Islamabad:
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a "new beginning" in relations with India amid tension over the killing of Indian soldiers and ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in the past few days.
Clashes in recent weeks across the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC), which divides the Himalayan territory between India and Pakistan, have raised the temperature between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Mr Sharif said it was vital India and Pakistan became "good friends", in remarks published today by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the state news agency.
"Let us make a new beginning. Let us sit together to resolve all outstanding issues in a friendly manner and in a peaceful atmosphere," he said. APP said he made the comments on Monday.
Indian Army today accused Pakistan of firing across the LoC late on Monday in the latest confrontation.
Tensions have flared in the Kashmir valley since the killing last week of five Indian soldiers, which India blamed on the Pakistani army.
Pakistan accused India of killing a civilian during firing on Monday and summoned its envoy in Islamabad to register a protest.
Clashes in recent weeks across the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC), which divides the Himalayan territory between India and Pakistan, have raised the temperature between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Mr Sharif said it was vital India and Pakistan became "good friends", in remarks published today by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the state news agency.
"Let us make a new beginning. Let us sit together to resolve all outstanding issues in a friendly manner and in a peaceful atmosphere," he said. APP said he made the comments on Monday.
Indian Army today accused Pakistan of firing across the LoC late on Monday in the latest confrontation.
Tensions have flared in the Kashmir valley since the killing last week of five Indian soldiers, which India blamed on the Pakistani army.
Pakistan accused India of killing a civilian during firing on Monday and summoned its envoy in Islamabad to register a protest.
