Right time for Donald Trump mediation on Kashmir as situation deteriorates: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir have the potential to blow up into a regional crisis and it is the right time for US President Donald Trump to mediate, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday.

"President Trump offered to mediate on Kashmir. This is the time to do so as the situation deteriorates there and along the LOC (line of control) with new aggressive actions being taken by Indian occupation forces," Khan said on Twitter.

The latest statement came days after the Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt by Pakistani Border Action Teamin Jammu and Kashmir's Keran Sector while eliminating five-seven Pakistani Army regulars and terrorists.

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"This has the potential to blow up into a regional crisis," Khan said.

India accuses Pakistan of funding armed terrorists, as well as separatist groups in Kashmir. Islamabad denies any wrongdoing, saying it provides only diplomatic and moral support to a separatist movement.

In July, Trump told reporters thatPrime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him during a meeting in Japan if he would like to be a mediator on Kashmir. India denied that Modi ever asked for any mediation.

Tensions have been high in the Kashmir region since Friday when thegovernment issued an alert over possible terrorist attacks by Pakistan-based groups.

Pakistan has rejected those assertions, but thousands of Indian tourists, pilgrims and workers have left the region in panic.

India on Saturday said it had killed at least five Pakistan-based militants who tried to attack its forces, an allegation Pakistan denied.