Pakistan PM calls for UN action on Kashmir tension

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for United Nations (UN) action over India’s decision to revoke autonomy from Indian-administered Kashmir, saying the risk of war between the nuclear-armed neighbours made the issue a cause for global concern.

The appeal on Monday came as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejected third-party mediation over the disputed Himalayan territory. He was speaking on the sidelines of the G7 summit alongside Donald Trump, the president of the United States, who has previously offered to act as a go-between in the dispute.