<p>The United Kingdom is in favour of declaring Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, in wake of the ghastly suicide attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama district.</p>.<p>"We will work with India to make sure that people who are responsible for the attack are held accountable," British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith said at a select media roundtable here.</p>.<p>In 2016, India had initiated a process to have the United Nations Security Council recognise Azhar as a global terrorist, only to be vetoed by China, a long-standing ally of Pakistan.</p>.<p>NATO countries like the UK and US may not want to aggravate Pakistan, given that the country is helping the US negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban in the Afghanistan war.</p>.<p>The tension between India and Pakistan has steadily been escalating since the Pulwama attack. </p>.<p>At the Aeroshow 2019 in Bengaluru, Chief of Army Staff General Bipiun Rawat said the country will not declare its intentions when it comes to the retaliatory action out loud.</p>.<p>"Why do you want to inform Pakistan beforehand? This time we will not say anything," he said.</p>.<p>On his part, Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not hesitate to engage India in a war.</p>.<p>"All this 'attack Pakistan' talk is all keeping elections in mind. But if at all these are serious, please make note of one thing clearly: Pakistan will not think of retaliating, it will retaliate," Khan said.</p>.<p>On this side of the border, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given free rein to the army regarding the retaliation.</p>
<p>The United Kingdom is in favour of declaring Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, in wake of the ghastly suicide attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama district.</p>.<p>"We will work with India to make sure that people who are responsible for the attack are held accountable," British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith said at a select media roundtable here.</p>.<p>In 2016, India had initiated a process to have the United Nations Security Council recognise Azhar as a global terrorist, only to be vetoed by China, a long-standing ally of Pakistan.</p>.<p>NATO countries like the UK and US may not want to aggravate Pakistan, given that the country is helping the US negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban in the Afghanistan war.</p>.<p>The tension between India and Pakistan has steadily been escalating since the Pulwama attack. </p>.<p>At the Aeroshow 2019 in Bengaluru, Chief of Army Staff General Bipiun Rawat said the country will not declare its intentions when it comes to the retaliatory action out loud.</p>.<p>"Why do you want to inform Pakistan beforehand? This time we will not say anything," he said.</p>.<p>On his part, Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not hesitate to engage India in a war.</p>.<p>"All this 'attack Pakistan' talk is all keeping elections in mind. But if at all these are serious, please make note of one thing clearly: Pakistan will not think of retaliating, it will retaliate," Khan said.</p>.<p>On this side of the border, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given free rein to the army regarding the retaliation.</p>