U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Pakistan and India to take immediate steps to defuse tensions and offered to help broker a solution if both sides agree to un mediation.
In a statement, U.N. Spokesman said, the UN chief stressed the importance of both sides to exercise maximum restraint and take immediate steps to de-escalate the tension.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a letter had appealed to the United Nations to step in to defuse the crisis.
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