Judicial crisis blocked resolution of Kashmir issue: Kasoori

LAHORE: Former foreign minister Khursheed Kasoori said that due to judicial crisis of 2007 Kashmir issue could not be solved.

He was speaking in a programme organized under ”Aman Ki Asha” initiative.

During Musharraf regime Pakistan and India were closed to resolve Kashmir dispute and both parties, Pakistan and India had agreed on a joint mechanism to settle the issue.

”Kashmiris demanded right of self-determination and withdrawal of all Indian forces from the occupied territory,” Kasoori said.

”Indian PM Manmohan was to visit Pakistan in late 2006 but Indian elections and judicial crisis in Pakistan sabotaged all efforts”.

It was also decided that the parties would not claim victories after the talks, Kasoori added.