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Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened an emergency meeting to review the emerging situation in the wake of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) violation of the Line of Control, Radio Pakistan reported.
According to Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan, a meeting of the National Security Committee is underway.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had summoned an emergency meeting at the Foreign Office in Islamabad to discuss the security situation with former secretaries and senior ambassadors, according to Radio Pakistan.
During the meeting, Qureshi had said that Pakistan desires peace but India is deteriorating the regional situation.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Pakistan desires peace but India is deteriorating situation in the region. He said that Pakistan is moving forward while demonstrating the behaviour of a responsible state, Radio Pakistan reported.
He added that India is bent on disturbing peace in the region, and that the entire region stands with the Pakistan Army.
Qureshi is expected to brief the media after the meeting with the prime minister wraps up.
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In a statement following the LoC violation, Qureshi had warned India not to challenge Pakistan and said that better sense should prevail in Delhi, Radio Pakistan reported.
He said that Pakistan reserves the right to deliver an appropriate response and the right to self-defence.
The foreign minister said the nation should not be worried over the Indian act as the defenders of the country are fully prepared to respond to any misadventure.
Meanwhile, India's Cabinet Committee on Security met at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in Delhi, Asian News International reported. India's foreign secretary has also issued a statement on the incident.