Indo-Pak-dialogue won’t get derailed in case of another terror attack: Abdul Basit

NEW DELHI, December 15: Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has said that India-Pakistan dialogue won’t get derailed in case of another terror attack.
Abdul Basit said that India has given commitment that terror will not affect the ongoing talks.
In an interview with India Today he said that NSAs of the two countries also discussed reaction to any future terror attack and both the countries agreed that terror shouldn’t derail talks.
Basit said there has been no change as far as Islamabad is concerned. Pakistan prime minister has always been underlining the importance of having a dialogue with India. He said we welcome the change in policy on part of India.
Answering a question, he said both sides know the importance of talking to each other. We do understand…I think New Delhi also realises that unless we talk to each other we would not be able to resolve our issues. The first thing is to bridge this distrust gap and that can not be done unless we talk to each other, he added.
Responding to another question Basit said we have been discussing the issues, including this one. All these things were discussed when the NSAs met in Bangkok.
He said I would not like to get into specific but I think both sides are committed this time around to not allow those forces to sabotage or thwart this dialogue process between the two countries.
Abdul Basit said this is a comprehensive bilateral dialogue as we know. We have made gains in the past, we will build on them. We will be discussing everything, from Jammu and Kashmir to peace and security and confidence building measures, he added.-Online