Pak daily: India, Pakistan must avoid further confrontation
January 09, 2013  12:45
Pakistani daily, The News International, in an editorial piece says: 

'There have been numerous violations of the ceasefire, and each side accuses the other of failing to honour it and the entire border region remains highly volatile, despite a thaw in relations over the last year. Incidents such as this have the potential to put relations between the two countries back in the freezer unless they are handled with the utmost delicacy.'

'The LoC is a flashpoint along its entire length and has the capacity to derail the efforts of those with peaceful intent. Neither nation needs or wants another war, both countries have moved beyond that, but the various tracks that make up a still-frail peace process need to gain weight and traction to the extent that they are a counterweight to any military contacts, and that peace is the ultimate winner.' 

'Serious as this incident is we cannot, must not, allow it to propel us in the direction of further confrontation.'
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