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Noting that India has faced a number of cross-border Noting that India has faced a number of cross-borderinfiltrations and attacks, Jaishankar said during one suchassault a Pakistani terrorist was also caught, clearly showingthe neighbour’s involvement. Earlier, while rejecting Pakistan’s offer for talks onKashmir, government sources said that since aspects related tocross-border terrorism are central to the current situation inJ&K, India has proposed that discussions between the ForeignSecretaries be focused on them. "We have also conveyed that Government of India rejectsin their entirety the self-serving allegations regarding thesituation in J&K, which is an integral part of India wherePakistan has no locus standi," the sources added. Pakistan had on Monday invited India for talks on Kashmir,saying it is the "international obligation" of both thecountries to resolve the issue. The invitation was extended amid tension in bilateralties due to the war of words between the two nations over thecontinuing unrest in Kashmir. India and Pakistan have been engaged in a war of wordsover the statements by Islamabad on the situation in Kashmirwhich is witnessing a turmoil following the killing of HizbulMujahideen commander Burhan Wani last month. Wani was hailed as a martyr by Pakistan, which also triedto internationalise the Kashmir issue with Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif and the country’s foreign office writing to ahost of countries besides the United Nations, while Indiahas been maintaining that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in theValley is the root cause of the turbulence. PTI MPB SAP PYKSK