Imran Khan snubbed, Pakistan receiving little traction globally on Kashmir issue: Sources

Pakistan, which has launched a major lobbying effort, particularly in Washington and United Nations, after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status, has received little traction on issue, according to diplomatic sources in Washington. 

Islamab is being bluntly asked t to use development in Kashmir for cross border terrorism or infiltration across Line of Control, a diplomat closely following massive lobbying efforts being undertaken by Pakistan in last few days said on August 9. 

"y have got very little international traction," diplomat said.

India has said Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India and issue was strictly internal to country.

Led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, top Pakistani leership have been calling world leers and its top diplomats have been meeting US lawmakers and senior officials in Washington and New York to ascertain ir position and telling m that it is heed for a war if re is mediation by m.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on August 9 said Islamab was trying to project a panic situation to international community. "It is a ploy to deflect attention...It is time for Pakistan to see new reality and stop interfering in internal matters of India," he said.

Pakistan is being clearly told that onus for maintaining peace and stability in region is on m, sources said. 

"y (international community) has called upon Pakistan to ensure that y do t take steps, including cross border infiltration, that would be detrimental to peace and security," y said, ding that this is what US and or major players are working on to prevent Pakistan from unleashing n-state actors. 

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Do whatever, but do t use terrorism, is mess being told to Pakistani leers and officials again and again, sources said.

Pakistan is facing an imminent risk of being blacklisted by Financial Action Task Force if it fails to meet its commitment on counter-terrorism financing. 

international community is closely watching its move, said two diplomatic sources. 

After Taliban's statement that Afghanistan peace talks should t be linked to Kashmir, ar Pakistani argument has fallen flat, diplomats ted.

US is in a mission mode to end war in Afghanistan and pull back its troops from war-torn country. 

Trump ministration, officials said, is t buying Pakistani argument that "ro to peace in Kabul goes through Kashmir" and would hold Islamab accountable if its seen jeopardising ongoing Afghan peace talks.

re is a clear understanding inside Trump ministration that Pakistan will try and use developments in Kashmir to calibrate US response, sources said.

However, US has expressed concerns about human rights situation in Kashmir and is worried about law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, y said.

Ar official said India's move has taken away from Pakistan a basis for it to internationalise issue of Jammu and Kashmir and this realisation is reflected in frustration by senior Pakistani officials when y reach out to ir counterparts in or countries. 

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