China to support Pakistan against 'foreign aggression'

China has assured Pakistan of its support in the event of any foreign "aggression" and also supported the country's stance on the Kashmir dispute, a media report has claimed.

Beijing conveyed the message during a meeting of its top diplomat in the provincial capital with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the Dawn reported.

"In case of any (foreign) aggression our country will extend its full support to Pakistan," Consul General of China in Lahore Yu Boren said in a press release by the Punjab Chief Minister's Office.

"We are and will be siding with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. There is no justification for atrocities on unarmed Kashmiris in (India)-held Kashmir and the Kashmir dispute should be solved in accordance with aspirations of the Kashmiris," the report quoted Yu as saying.

Diplomatic tension between India and Pakistan have been rising after the September 18 terror attack on an Army base in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 18 Indian soldiers.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the Uri terror attack could a "reaction" to the situation in Kashmir and criticised India for blaming Pakistan "without any evidence."

"The Uri attack can be the reaction of the atrocities in Kashmir, as the close relatives and near and dear ones of those killed and blinded over the last two months were hurt and outraged," Sharif told reporters in London.

The PM said India had hastily blamed Pakistan without any investigation. "How could India accuse Pakistan only hours after the Uri incident without holding any inquiry or investigation," Sharif was quoted as saying by Pakistani media reports.

As the tensions soaring between the two rivals, a petition was filed yesterday in the Lahore High Court seeking a ban on the exhibition of Indian movies in the country till resolution of the Kashmir issue.

The petition, filed by a lawyer, alleged that Indian forces are committing atrocities in Kashmir and the Pakistan government has allowed Indian movies to be exhibited in local cinemas and this act is not only hurting the sentiments of Kashmiris but also the Pakistanis. The court will fix the date of hearing next week.