Amid searing tension with Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh is all set to fly to Islamabad to  attend the meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (Saarc) home/interior ministers on August 3 and 4. Saarc has eight South Asian countries as members.

According to the sources, the home minister will raise the issue of cross-border terrorism at the meeting. India has accused Pakistan of instigating the violence in Kashmir over the last few weeks after terrorist Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter. More than 45 people have died and nearly 3,000 left injured in clashes since Wani was shot on the night of July 8.  

India retaliated Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by warning that his “dream of Kashnir becoming Pakistan” will not be realized even "to the end of eternity". Pakistan's "unabashed embrace of terrorism" and its use of "dirty money" were highlighted by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj as she stressed, "All of Kashmir belongs to India."

Pakistani leaders have criticized India over the Kashmir unrest, and the country observed on July 20 a “black day” to protest against the killings.

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