New York: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday met US Secretary of State John Kerry in New York, amidst a fresh war of words between Pakistan and India after terrorists killed 18 Indian soldiers in Kashmir.
During the meeting, regional and international issues came under discussion, Radio Pakistan reported.
Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi and US Special Representative for Af-Pak Richard Olson were also present at the meeting.
Sharif, who is in New York to attend the 71th Session of United Nations General Assembly, on Monday called on the permanent members of the UN Security Council demanding that India should be forced to stop its alleged brutalities in Kashmir.
He has said he will highlight the Kashmir issue in his address at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Heavily-armed militants stormed a battalion headquarters of the Indian Army in North Kashmir's Uri town in the wee hours on Sunday, killing 18 jawans and injuring 19 others in the attack in which all four terrorists were neutralised. It was the worst attack on the Indian Army in many years.
India's DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh has said all the four killed militants were foreign terrorists and had carried with them items which had Pakistani markings and that initial reports indicated that they belonged to Pakistan-based Jaish-E-Mohammed terrorist group.
