ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been fearing a war with India for the last twoyears amid New Delhi’s aggression, officials said.
India had never responded positively to Pakistan’s efforts to improve theties since the 2016 killing of Kashmiri freedom fighter Burhan Wani.
“India is responsible for a war-like situation [with Pakistan]. They havebeen the aggressors but are playing as victims. For the last two years,Pakistan has feared a war with India due to their excesses,” said oneofficial.
He added: “Whatever contacts we had with India during this tense period, weurged them to stop violating the ceasefire agreement but every time theyescalated the tension. We are in contact with the influential countries tostop India from crossing the limits. A war would ruin the whole region.”
Reports said the cross-border clashes between nuclear-armed Pakistan andIndia had reached the highest levels in 15 years.
Hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in the clashes instigated byIndia.
The Line of Control (LoC) and the Working Boundary had remained relativelypeaceful after the 2003 ceasefire agreement but India violated the dealnumerous times in the recent months, prompting response from Pakistan.
Pakistan claims 1,970 violations in 2017 against 168 two years earlier, and415 until the beginning of March 2018.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought three wars since gainingindependence from the British in 1947.
The two regularly trade allegations of harassment and espionage againstdiplomats.
Lately, Pakistan is active to de-escalate tension with India as Islamabadplans to host a group of Indian doctors to treat Indian prisoners detainedhere.
India had proposed that a group of 20 doctors be allowed a visit toPakistan to examine women, children, elderly and mentally-unsound prisoners.