- India can’t close eyes on Kashmir issue as 70 people martyred in a month
ISLAMABAD, August 12: Pakistan on Friday has decided to propose to India exclusive dialogue on Kashmir and Foreign Secretary would write letter to Indian counterpart to invite for dialogues.
Briefing newsmen in Islamabad, Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan Foreign Secretary would be writing a letter to his Indian counterpart in this regard.
He said comprehensive dialogue between the two countries is presently stalled but the two countries must hold dialogue on Kashmir in view of grave developments in Occupied Kashmir.
Replying to a question, the Advisor said Kashmir would be on top of the agenda of Pakistan during forthcoming session of the UN General Assembly.
He said India cannot close its eyes on Kashmir issue as 70 people have been martyred, about 36,000 injured in Occupied Kashmir and the entire Kashmiri leadership has been arrested. He said the plight of Kashmiris is not fully known as India has imposed a black-out on coverage of human rights violations there.
Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan has written to the UN Human Rights Council on human rights violations and the Council has conveyed to India that it wants to send a fact-finding mission to Occupied Kashmir.
Replying to another question, Sartaj Aziz said no meeting is planned with Indian Prime Minister on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
About Indian involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan, the Advisor said Pakistan has already shared a dossier on the issue with the world community and UN and the dossier would be updated before next UN General Assembly Session.
He told a questioner that there are indications of a splinter group of TTP’s involvement in Quetta attack. He said Afghan intelligence agency NDS is known to be indirectly supporting such groups and there is also collaboration between NDS and Indian intelligence agency RAW.
He said arrested RAW agent Kulbushan Yadev is being investigated as he was not alone and was working through an elaborate network.
The Advisor on Foreign Affairs said there is positive progress on the issue of Pakistan’s membership for Nuclear Suppliers’ Group. He said Pakistan meets most of the criteria needed for the purpose and majority of members of NSG are supportive of Pakistan’s point of view that the membership should be criteria-based and India should not get any exemption in this regard. Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan has already announced a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing and it is now proposing an accord with India to formalize this moratorium on bilateral basis.
To yet another question, he said Pakistan has made good gains during operation in FATA but these cannot be consolidated without effective border management. He emphasized the need for practical implementation of the understanding between Pakistan and Afghanistan for closer coordination between ISI and NDS.-Sabah
