May 01: The Nation report by Shafqat Ali states that Russia is active to defuse Pak-India tension which threatens peace in South Asia, diplomatic sources said. Senior officials at the foreign ministry told The Nation that Russia wanted both Pakistan and India to give up confrontational attitude and hold talks for peaceful solution to the bilateral issues. One official said: “Pak-Russia friendship is growing. They are concerned about the tension in South Asia and have been pushing us for talks (with India).”