Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Pakistan is attempting to divert public attention from its internal problems, including corruption and political instability, by raising the Kashmir issue, Lieutenant General (Retd) KJS Dhillon said on Wednesday, reacting to the attack on a CRPF naka in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district that left three personnel injured.

Calling the incident a "desperate act by Pakistan", Dhillon said that peace was returning to Kashmir and the ongoing consolidation phase was being deliberately disrupted by Pakistan.

"This incident is a desperate act by Pakistan. The peace in Kashmir is returning, and the consolidation phase is going on. And during the consolidation phase, Pakistan is trying to disrupt that peace and consolidati...