UNSC urges talks to ease tensions

Pakistan concerned by India’s actions

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The United Nations Security Council has urged India and Pakistan to ease tension and avoid military conflict, Pakistan said yesterday, as hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals surge after a deadly attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir.

Council members were briefed on the situation in the region and told of intelligence indicating an "imminent threat" of action by India, the South Asian nation's foreign ministry said, referring to the council's meeting on Monday in New York.

"They called for dialogue and diplomacy to diffuse tension and avoid military confrontation... and to peacefully resolve issues," the ministry said in a statement.

India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the meeting, which had been sought by Islamabad.