UN urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint as tensions mount

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UN urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint as tensions mount

APP Published August 5, 2019

The United Nations on Sunday appealed to India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum” restraint amid escalating tensions between the two countries along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region. — Reuters/File

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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Sunday appealed to India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum” restraint amid escalating tensions between the two countries along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region.

“The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (Unmogip) observed and reported an increase in military activity at the Line of Control in recent days,” the UN secretary general’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement e-mailed in response to a question.

“The United Nations appeals to both sides to exercise maximum restraint to ensure that the situation does not further deteriorate,” the statement said.

The Unmogip was deployed in January 1949 to supervise the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the disputed region. While Pakistan allows UN observers to monitor the LoC, India does not.

The group, based in Rawalpindi, comprises 44 military observers, supported by 25 international civilian personnel and 47 local civilian staff.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2019

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Cautious

Aug 05, 2019 08:03am

UN still sees it as a bilateral tension & why not directly tell india to stop oppressing Kashmiris which is causing tension in the whole region. Putting equal responsibility on both countries for what is happening is hard to understand.

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Ahmed

Aug 05, 2019 08:05am

I am sick of these useless neutral statements from UN and others. India has been the aggressor while Pakistan has shown restraint and acted only in self defense. Why don't these hypocritical world leaders and international bodies sanction indian inhumane treatment of Kashmiris? If this war starts, be sure it will be catastrophic and will not end until one of the two is eliminated permanently since apparently we cannot coexist. Are you ready for this?

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RAGHUBIR JHA

Aug 05, 2019 08:05am

Ok we will do after scrapping article 25a...Thank you so much !!!!

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Jawad Lahori

Aug 05, 2019 08:10am

These starving Indian soliders are not lasting long in IOK that’s why Indian government is pumping more soliders in IOK.

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Sohaib

Aug 05, 2019 08:12am

Good move at right time by UN. We know the powers that would benefit from an India-Pakistan conflict: the weapons suppliers of the Earth.

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Anonymouseee

Aug 05, 2019 08:17am

Indians won’t believe in anyone else but terrorist Modi and BJP along with their lies.

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LAHORI KID

Aug 05, 2019 08:29am

India will not allow the UN to monitor the LoC, they don't want the world to know the truth behind their constant violating the agreements. But they are the first to point their finger at Pakistan.

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Ali F

Aug 05, 2019 08:36am

UN must start getting away with this 2 sided notion now it keeps repeating. What has Pakistan to done or to do with that it is being advised to show restrain? Our side is already at peace neither we are beating war drums inducing thousands of personal. This shows that UN is some what useless in major matters of today.

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Rajput

Aug 05, 2019 08:40am

Can someone tell me what has UN done since it's existence?

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Zak

Aug 05, 2019 08:45am

UN must empower UNMOGIP more and let its reports be made public.

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SMI

Aug 05, 2019 08:54am

That's it !!!

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Desi dimag

Aug 05, 2019 09:05am

We expected the same answer from UNO.

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Faran

Aug 05, 2019 09:15am

Nothing new from UNSC. Such statements been issued in past. The reality is out of 18 districts of JK only 4 have unrest which are bordering Pakistan and part of valley. We Pakistanis should understand this fact rather than saying whole JK is burning.

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Sunny S

Aug 05, 2019 10:12am

Please protest to UN, china and USA.. India will end kashmir issue today..

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LAHORI KID

Aug 05, 2019 10:38am

Lets be honest here, UN has no weight to throw around, they can only make statements, they cannot make any country do anything

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SkyHawk

Aug 05, 2019 10:56am

UN forgot to mention cluster bombs used by Indian aggressors against innocent Kashmiri civilians.

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Aug 05, 2019 11:22am

Dear Pakistan: don’t depend on the UN which is capable of nothing other than making appeals. Talk to the US, EU, Russia and China.

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Bilal

Aug 05, 2019 11:42am

india openly commits heinous act of state terrorism in kashmir and even used cluster bombs. Still united nation is asking both sides to refrain. it is like a person killing other person and the third person watching it and call the police. instead of stopping the criminal, police ignore the rights of victim and deal with criminal and petitioner at same level. height of hypocrisy. where are human rights organizations of the whole world?

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Saif Zulfiqar

Aug 05, 2019 11:42am

IT is the UN's fault who have not solved the Kashmir problem after 70 yeas inspite of resolutions signed by both parties.

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Saad

Aug 05, 2019 12:46pm

@Cautious, That is exactly what I was thinking since. UN Just doing their formality as they used to even after knowing the situation is a lot different in IOK.

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Ahmad

Aug 05, 2019 01:06pm

UN is becoming more of the prefix it always was. This lax attitude is what promotes injustice in the world.

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Bilal Khan

Aug 05, 2019 01:18pm

UN is useless when it comes to Kashmir and Palestine

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Kunal, Gurgaon

Aug 05, 2019 02:02pm

India is least bothered about what OIC, UN or Trump thinks. India will do what India thinks best for its own.

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Saravjeet Singh

Aug 05, 2019 02:27pm

Last day for you to protest at UN

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Gemini

Aug 05, 2019 04:15pm

why IMF the main financier did not issue any statement...!!!

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helpless

Aug 05, 2019 04:37pm

Might is Right is the law of the jungle, and BJP has proved that boundaries are not final and can be changed through force.

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Indian

Aug 05, 2019 04:42pm

Hi - Great to see

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Zak

Aug 05, 2019 04:50pm

'“The United Nations appeals to both sides to exercise maximum restraint to ensure that the situation does not further deteriorate,” the statement said.' Stop being such a toothless panzy. Your UN resolution has been violated with disregards and disrespect to you, and instead of vociferously condemning it , you keep silent. Who will respect the UN.

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Abdullah

Aug 05, 2019 05:01pm

@LAHORI KID, whether China will allow UN to xinjiang province? The same rule India is following here.

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Addy

Aug 05, 2019 05:01pm

Un is slave of India us and Israel. Kudos to India

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N Abidi

Aug 05, 2019 05:49pm

World should be made clear to understand that it is India that needs restraints ! The Indian government about to commit gennocide of kashemri people! Are they sleeping !

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prakash

Aug 05, 2019 06:17pm

no we can't ...

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Arslan Ahmad

Aug 05, 2019 06:18pm

@Ahmed, Well said brother. Our govt has put faith in wrong people.

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Aman

Aug 05, 2019 06:58pm

UN Is irrelevant does not do anything for Muslims related issues other than passing resolutions and false hopes!

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