Canada 'gravely concerned' about India-Pakistan tension: Freeland

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is urging India and Pakistan to “exercise maximum restraint” as tensions over the disputed Kashmir region mount. Freeland issued a statement Wednesday afternoon calling on both countries to “avoid any further military escalation” following Pakistan’s shooting down of two Indian military aircraft in response to Indian airstrikes. “Canada is gravely concerned about rising tensions between India and Pakistan,” Free