Pakistan dispatched special envoys to China hours after India launched surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LOC) on Thursday.

Islamabad expects that the move will help in garnering much needed support from close friend China to cope against non-stop diplomatic pressure piled by India following the recent Uri attack.

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"They are visiting China on the instructions of the Prime Minister to apprise the Chinese government of the deteriorating situation in Jammu and Kashmir," the Pakistan government said in a statement. "They met Liu Zhenmin, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs. They also held a meeting with Cai Wu, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese Communist Party." 

Earlier this week, China refused to stand by the comments that appeared in a leading Pakistani newspaper claiming that Beijing supports Pakistan's stance on Kashmir dispute and will support Islamabad in case of any foreign aggression.

Accordingly, China's diplomatic support will give a huge boost to Pakistan, which stands increasingly isolated due to lack of international support in the ongoing tension with India over the Kashmir issue.

The current tension is a direct result of last month's Uri attack that left 18 Indian soldiers dead. New Delhi blamed a Pakistani terrorist group for the heinous attack.

Meanwhile, military experts claim that this week's surgical strike is unlikely to snowball into a full scale war between the two South Asian neighbours.

India and Pakistan, who are regarded as nuclear arm countries, have fought three wars over the Kashmir dispute. The disputed region of Kashmir has often been described as nuclear flash point in South Asia. 

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