Times of Islamabad

-OpEd Former premier of Canadian state blasts India, lauds PAF counter strike in self defence inside India

-OpEd Former premier of Canadian state blasts India, lauds PAF counter strike in self defence inside India

ISLAMABAD – Former Premier of Canadian Alberta province, Alison Redford hassaid International community needs to examine the events of the past weekto reduce the risk of nuclear conflict between Pakistan and India.

In an article published in a Canadian newspaper “The Globe and Mail”, shesaid the primary conflict between India and Pakistan is focused on Kashmir,which continues to exacerbate a dangerous cross-border relationship.

Redford said Indian military jets breached the Line of Control on unprovedallegations and Pakistan had the right to defend itself.

Appreciating Pakistan’s response to the Indian aggression, she said it wasmeasured and reasonable.

She said India blames Pakistan for terrorist attacks but it does notmention its own terrorist attacks on Pakistani soil.