Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said it was time for a referendum in Pakistan to determine whether its citizens wished to merge with India. “(The referendum) is for whether Pakistanis want to remain in their country or merge with India,” he added. Kashmir has remained a contentious issue between the two countries, with bilateral relations souring considerably in the last year. New Delhi further used global diplomacy in an attempt to corner Pakistan into taking action against militants sheltering in its country. Within a fortnight, India announced having carried out surgical strikes along the Line of Control, taking out militant launch pads, a claim Pakistan has dismissed as untrue.

Source: Hindustan Times February 05, 2017 15:22 UTC