Mr He was dispatched by Beijing to restore calm between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai strikes. Photo: AFP Pakistan Army: We Must 'Avoid Conflict'
With India -- Yahoo News/AP
With India -- Yahoo News/AP
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's army chief stressed Monday the need to avoid conflict with India, days after he ordered troops toward the rivals' shared border amid tensions following last month's terror attacks on Mumbai.
Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the remarks to a top Chinese diplomat who was visiting Islamabad to try and ease the situation between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India.
Kayani's remarks were believed to be his first about the tensions with Pakistan's traditional rival and could help reassure a jittery region that the country does not intend to escalate the crisis further.
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Tensions Rise as Pakistan Moves Troops -- Christian Science Monitor
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India: Let Kashmir Go -- Christian Science Monitor opinion
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