AlHijjah,1436 AH, 01 October,2015, SPA -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Wednesday for cooperation, not confrontation, with India and said the two nuclear-armed countries should formalize a cease-fire in disputed Kashmir, Reuter reported. In an address to the U.N. 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." Sharif said he was proposing a new four-point peace initiative with India, starting with measures that are the simplest to implement. The Pakistani prime minister proposed that his country and India reaffirm that they will not resort to force under any circumstances and that steps be taken to demilitarize Kashmir. He also called for an agreement on an unconditional mutual withdrawal of forces from Kashmir's Siachen Glacier region, the world's highest battleground, where 10,000 to 20,000 Indian and Pakistani troops have faced off against each other since 1984. -- SPA 17:15 LOCAL TIME 14:15 GMT تغريد
