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Pak. seeks UN, U.S. help to resolve conflict with India
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- Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the international powers, including the UN and the U.S., to help de-escalate tensions with India.
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- On Citizenship and Kashmir: Pak. PM said that India might attempt to raise tensions at the border in order to divert attention from domestic protests against the new citizenship law and the Kashmir issue.
- Demand for UN military group: Mr. Khan also demanded that UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) be allowed along the Line of Control.
- Indian stand: India maintains that the UNMOGIP,has outlived its utility and is irrelevant after the Shimla Agreement and the consequent establishment of the LoC.
- UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP): The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was created on 14 March 1950 to supervise the cease-fire between India and Pakistan in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Hindu