The Washington has responded to a worried Pakistan pressuring the United States government to help bring India to the negotiating table, Pakistan's media reported.

The Nations reported, "Pakistan did not want the region to be pushed to war," a Pakistan foreign ministry official said.An official said that, "Washington has told us the whole West and India doubt Pakistan's credentials on anti-terrorism war. They are convinced regarding our efforts for talks but believe India may be right to doubt us."

"Pakistan had complained to the US that India was avoiding talks despite multiple offers from Pakistan", the official added.Another official said, the paper that Washington had asked Pakistan to improve its "anti-terror image" as it tries to bring India to the dialogue table.

"Like us they believe talks is the best way out but they still keep on asking us to do more. We have been telling them all these weeks that we had nothing to do with Uri attack or any such incident," a Pakistan foreign ministry official said.

Tension between India and Pakistan has escalated following the Uri terror attack last month, and after India's retaliatory strikes in Pakistani-occupied-Kashmir. The Uri attack killed 19 soldiers.

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