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Military Observer Group in India and Pakistain (UNMOGIP) was unable to fully function in held Kashmire due to India’s non-cooperation.
The UN’s military mission is only able to operate on the Pak controlled side of the LoC, as India refuses to accept its functioning on the other side and opposes its expansion, said the UN secretary general.
Pakistain's Permanent Representative to UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi, in the meeting with the top diplomat, asked the UN secretary general to ensure that UNMOGIP is able to report facts independently regarding the situation in held Kashmire to the UN Security Council.
Lodhi said during the meeting that Pakistain has exercised maximum restraint but would respond forcefully to any acts of aggression and provocation.
She added that the responsibility for the escalating crisis rests entirely with India.
The UN secretary general urged both Pakistain and India to de-escalate tensions and offered the organization’s assistance in the matter. He also conveyed condolences on the deaths of two Pakistain Army soldiers.
Ambassador Lodhi said India has, by its declarations and actions, created conditions that pose an imminent threat to regional and International peace and security.