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Pakistan's PM Fears War With India Over Kashmir Escalation

Margaret Besheer

   UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan's prime minister urged the international
   community Friday to intervene in Indian-controlled Kashmir and prevent
   a war between nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan.

   "What is going to happen when the curfew is lifted will be a
   bloodbath," Imran Khan told the U.N. General Assembly of the situation
   in Kashmir, which has been under an India-imposed curfew and
   communications blackout since August 5.

   That is when India revoked Article 370 of its constitution, ending the
   special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The security crackdown on the
   Muslim-majority territory has led to a dangerous escalation between the
   neighbors.

   Khan warned that Kashmiris will not accept their new fate, potentially
   drawing the neighbors into war.

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