Pakistan says "not looking at military option" over Kashmir dispute

Pakistan is not looking at a military option over Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday, after neighboring India revoked its decades-old special constitutional status for the disputed region this week. However, Pakistan reserves the right to respond to any Indian aggression, Qureshi told a news conference in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

"We're not looking at the military option," Qureshi said, adding, "Don't we reserve a right to respond in case of any aggression?" Regional leaders have warned of a backlash against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision this week on Jammu and Kashmir, which also split the state into two federal territories to allow the government greater control.