US calls for peace, stability after India’s Kashmir move
Al JazeeraWashington expresses concern about reports of detentions, calls for peace along de facto India-Pakistan border. Islamabad has condemned New Delhi’s latest move, with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan saying it “was in clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions” in the region, according to a statement released after a telephone call with Malaysia’s prime minister on Monday evening. “We believe that all further steps of the government must comply with India’s constitution,” she said, urging New Delhi to respect civil rights secured by the law. According to a statement from his office, Khan told Erdogan that “India’s illegal actions to modify the special status of the Indian Occupied Kashmir would have serious implications for the regional peace and security”. Also on Monday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the country would “exercise all possible options to counter the illegal steps”.