PM Gilani For Resolution of Kashmir Dispute

LONDON, Pakistan News: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said peace and stability in the region cannot materialize unless the lingering dispute of Kashmir is resolved peacefully through negotiations.

“Pakistan desires peaceful relations with India and that the stalled Composite Dialogue process should be resumed,” Gilani told a large gathering of Pakistani community here Wednesday at a local hotel soon after his arrival in the British capital.

Mentioning the successful military operations carried out in Swat and Malakand against terrorists, the PM said the operation in South Waziristan was also proceeding to success.

The Prime Minister said the entire nation stood behind the government in its move to eradicate militants.

Gilani said Baitullah Mahsood, who according to him was responsible for the assassination of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, has also been killed during the successful military operation.

He paid tribute to the residents of Malakand who left their homes for the country’s sake and hoped that FATA’s affected persons would also return to their homes soon.

The Prime Minister appreciated the expatriate Pakistani community for their generous donations for PM’s Fund for the IDPs of Swat and Malakand.

He, however, asked them for a collective policy rather than individual one by adopting a village in Swat, Malakand and FATA and then fulfilling their basic necessities.
The Prime Minister said at the end of the counter-terrorism operation in FATA, the government would announce a reform package on the pattern of the one for Gilgit Baltistan.

Gilani said today Pakistan was confronting with several issues including national security, economy and social welfare and stressed the need to improve them for a smooth journey to development and prosperity.

He said the government was paying due focus on resolving these issues and would utilize all resources in this regard.