- Says Pakistan cannot budge from its position on Kashmir issue
- Says there is no hope of improvement in relations between Pakistan & India during premiership of Modi
ISLAMABAD, October : Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz says resolution unanimously passed by the joint session of parliament on the Kashmir issue will be circulated to Pakistan’s foreign missions for sharing with the host countries. Sartaj Aziz hoped that if the independence movement in occupied Kashmir continues and international pressure continues then India would become ready to resolve the Kashmir dispute. He said Pakistan could not budge from its position on Kashmir issue, adding that Pakistan is active at diplomatic fronts regarding Kashmir
issue. He said there is no hope of improvement in relations between Pakistan and India during the premiership of Nardener Modi.
In an interview, he said Pakistan’s diplomatic offensive on the Kashmir issue is receiving positive response as the international community is calling for dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve their bilateral issues.
He said India cannot succeed to divert the world attention from the Kashmir issue through the Uri-like self-staged incidents.
Sartaj Aziz said focal point of all these efforts is to show the world that entire Pakistan is united to condemn Indian brutalities in Occupied Kashmir and extend moral, diplomatic and political support to Kashmiri people. He said that the resolution of Kashmir dispute according to the aspirations of the Kashmiris is necessary. He said the diplomatic efforts of Pakistan for the resolution of Kashmir issue are continued. He said during interactions at various platforms across the globe the majority viewed that the dialogue should resume between the two states.
Replying a question Sartaj Aziz said that India could not violate the Indus Water Treaty unilaterally.
To a question, he said there was no harm in sealing the Pak-India border as planned by India, if the points of public movement and trade were maintained.
He said Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan, adding that Pakistan is following policy of non-interference regarding Afghanistan. He said during the Brussels conference all the participants agreed that the Afghan issue would be resolved through dialogue process. He said some elements did not want dialogues between Taliban and Afghan government. He said Pakistan welcomes accord between Afghan government and Engineer Gulbadin Hikmatyar.-Sabah
