Pak Would Welcome Dialogue With India: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: India is signaling that it is ready to hold bilateral talks, a move Pakistan would welcome if the talks lead to the resumption of full dialogue, which India suspended in late 2008, foreign minister said on Thursday.
“There are now signals emanating from India that they are willing to talk bilaterally,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a British news agency. “We welcome this … if it leads to resumption of the composite dialogue.”
India suspended official talks, known as the composite dialogue, on a range of issues including the disputed Kashmir region, after alleged Pakistan-based militants attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in November 2008.
Pak Would Welcome Dialogue With India: FM Qureshi was first posted on February 4, 2010 at 5:53 pm.
Pakistan to Launch Efforts for Dr Aafia’s Release: FO
Pakistan News: Pakistan has said that all-out efforts would be taken for the release of Dr Aafia.
Foreign Office spokesman hailed the offer extended by India, saying that Kashmir and water dispute would top the dialogue. Briefing the media in Islamabad, the spokesman said that Pakistan has a clear stance on Kashmir issue, adding that Pakistan would continue support to the Kashmiris, and called for early resumption of talks with New Delhi. However, he said that Pakistan has got some reservations over India’s influence in Afghanistan. He said both Pakistan and Afghanistan have got their own set of problems and to see the two countries in one perspective would not help. Pakistan could play an important role in establishing peace in Afghanistan; however, he added that Islamabad would play a neutral role in this regard. He said that all options were under consideration vis-à-vis Dr Aafia’s case.
Pakistan to Launch Efforts for Dr Aafia’s Release: FO was first posted on February 4, 2010 at 6:05 pm.
