Pakistan’s latest talks offer on Kashmir
It is highly unlikely that India would respond positively to Pakistan’s latest offer
This writer is a senior foreign affairs correspondent at The Express Tribune
Pakistan observed the Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5. The day is observed annually since 1990 when late chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed first floated this idea to express support to the Kashmiris. Occupied Kashmir has remained a thorn in the relationship between Pakistan and India since 1947. The two nuclear-armed neighbours have fought wars, and intermittent rounds of talks have failed to break the deadlock.
What changed of late was that India made Kashmir a “non-negotiable” issue after it unilaterally revoked the special status of the disputed territory. The August 5, 2019 move was also in violation of the 1972 Shimla Accord that prohibits both countries from changing the status quo till the final settlement. The unilateral step coupled with Modi gover
Pakistan, India Must Resolve Kashmir Issue in a Dignified and Peaceful Manner: General Bajwa
Pakistan is a peace-loving country that has rendered great sacrifices for regional and global peace, he said.
Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. at a handover ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on November 29, 2016. Photo: Handout via Reuters/Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
Islamabad: Pakistan and India must resolve the Kashmir issue in a “dignified and peaceful manner”, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Tuesday.
General Bajwa was addressing the graduation ceremony at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Asghar Khan Academy in Risalpur in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, according to the Army.
Army chief calls for resolution of Kashmir dispute as per the aspirations of Kashmiris
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Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. AFP/File
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, while addressing a graduation ceremony on Tuesday, called for Pakistan and India to resolve the longstanding issue of Jammu and Kashmir in a dignified and peaceful manner as per the aspirations of the Kashmiris and bring this human tragedy to its logical conclusion.
The graduation ceremony of 144th GD (P), 90th Engineering Course and 100th AD courses was held at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) academy Asghar Khan and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was the chief guest on the occasion, said the Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release.
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Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan is a peace loving country, rendered great sacrifices for regional and global peace and firmly committed to the ideal of mutual respect and peaceful co-existence.
Addressing the graduation ceremony of 144th GDP, 90th Engineering Course and 100th AD courses held at PAF Academy Asghar Khan Risalpur today (Tuesday), he said it is time to extend hand of peace in all directions.
He said Pakistan and India must also resolve the longstanding issue of Jammu and Kashmir in a dignified and peaceful manner as per the aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir and bring this human tragedy to its logical conclusion.