Pakistan felt the need to develop close ties with Russia after the “U—turn” in US policy towards India, one of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s special envoys has said and alleged that America is strengthening ties with India for “political gains”. “This was the start of a new chapter in Pakistan—Russia ties,” Mr. Hussain was quoted as saying by Dawn News. “Apart from Pakistan and India, the World Bank is also a stakeholder in the treaty,” said Mr. Hussain. Commenting on the Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, Husain said, “UN military observer group for India and Pakistan should investigate the Uri attack. The exercises with Russian ground forces came amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan.

Source: The Hindu October 08, 2016 11:48 UTC