ISLAMABAD: US
President Donald
Trump Monday said he was available to
mediate over the escalating dispute between New Delhi and Islamabad regarding the
Indian occupied Jammu and
Kashmir (IoJ&K).On the sidelines of the G7 summit in France,
Trump was asked by a reporter whether his offer to
mediate between the two countries was still on the table, the US
President responded as saying: "I am here."He added: "I have a very good relationship with both the gentlemen" (referring to prime ministers of Pakistan and India).Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was also present with the US president, however, showed his stubbornness by declaring the
Kashmir issue as a bilateral one between India and Pakistan.But the US
President despite Modi's remarks insisted, "I’m here."
Trump further said he had discussed the
Kashmir issue with Modi last night.Pakistan has stepped up efforts to raise the voice for the people of
Kashmir at every available forum since India revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and imposed strict curfew in the
occupied valley. On Monday during an address to the nation, prime minister Imran Khan said that Modi’s decision was a “historic blunder” that had opened the doors for “Kashmir’s freedom”.
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