UNITED NATIONS — Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Wednesday for cooperation, not confrontation, with on-and-off foe India and said the two nuclear-armed countries should formalise a cease-fire in disputed Kashmir. In an address to the UN General Assembly, Sharif said cease-fire violations in Kashmir were intensifying, causing civilian deaths, including of women and children. “Wisdom dictates that our immediate neighbor refrains from fomenting instability in Pakistan,” he told the 193-nation assembly. “The two countries should address and resolve the causes of tension and take all possible measures to avert further escalation.” India issued a swift rebuttal, accusing Pakistan of claiming to be the primary victim of terrorism while “in truth, it is actually a victim of its own policy of breeding and sponsoring terrorists”. Sharif said he was proposing a new four-point peace initiative with India, starting with measures that are the simplest to implement. — Reuters
