Pakistan now trusts New Delhi more than ever before and believes the Kashmir dispute cannot be a roadblock, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Monday. In an interview with Hindustan Times, she said both countries had never been this close in the past. “We trust India more in whatever we do. We are clear on this,” Khar said. She said although the Kashmir issue needed to be resolved, it need not be the point of start. “Our intention is to solve the (Kashmir) problem. But let us start with the less complicated problems.
We will deal with our differences in a different mode,” Khar said. On Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s much-anticipated but yet undecided trip to Pakistan, she said, “This only states the clear direction of our foreign policy that we will not let go any desire from India unattended.” Khar said it was time “we not get bogged down by the old mindset”. She said Pakistan was turning a new leaf. “Should the political mindset adopt or co-opt the military mindset? Issues are dealt with military mindset alright, but the problems are ultimately solved by a political mindset.”
White bloody lie. Propaganda
Let it be (some sort of ground work)…
She has a very crucial face time in Washington coming up shortly (NATO and drone issue – sound out)…
cz thier pupets r in our govt nw
Its a shame its not the other way around!
Would that be Pragmatic?
Why not study/watch how Indo-Chinese bilateral relations growing. They still have their border issues …
"… the time had come to “not get bogged down by the old mindset …”. What do you think about that quote (from the article).
After losing war in 1965, 71, kargil etc, its obvious that nothing good will come out of conflicts. Hence put away religious, historical bias and propaganda, I think its about time Pakistan and India made serious efforts to reduce conflicts and expand trade; a path sure to benefit both countries.
a negative and sick mindset
We have basically thre disputes with India and none of them have shown any signs of getting solved despite the intense diplomacy/ gun battles! i)Kashmir 2) Sir Creek 3) Siachin.
Is there a third way which will give rise to optimisim? The prime Minister of India will come only if there is something to cheer about. What can that be ?. Will our Foreign Minister first sensitize us by giving us a tip so that Dr. Singh can come to tea and perhaps visit his home town
Economic cooperation and trade as a starter. A win-win prospect so to say…
Let that prospect bloom and keep the sentimental issues frozen until then. 'A dog in the manger' policy may not work…
I feel nauseated to read such comments. it appears the age of decency is over and done with in Pakistan. How do the ladies in pakistan accept such diagusting comments ?
Disgusting comment.
I am still wandering how come a girl of 25 years become finance minster & then foreign minister? only reason comes to my mind is her fedual background.
She is past 25 (mid 30's i guess)…
Feudal background is 'holy' and a power in Pakistani politics. Get rid of it and you solved a good half of Pakistan's problem…
That said, don't get biased on the age issue though. People in this world did more prolific things even at a much earlier age…
there is no better way to improve relationships between countries, other than dialogue. enuff of playing politics and war games…. the only way forward is respecting each other (pakistan n india) and decide on mutual benefits. hats off to this young lady who has been taking some real bold steps from the moment she has become the foreign minister. if the current govt had a few more hina rabbani khar, they wud hv ruled the country for another few terms.
I like her. I don't know her well enough but she comes across as a competent and credible foreign minister.
Anon, for your kind information the point emphasized is that No -lady from middleclass can become minister at any age. However she in 2002 at the age of 25 became minister & since then holding important porfoilios.
who is pulling the strings?
The issue is definetly not the gender its the "Class -difference" which is the route cause of all problems in pakistan.
You are right. It's not gender.
She is from Multan, Punjab, the daughter of politician and landowner Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar and the niece of Ghulam Mustafa Khar, a former governor of Punjab. The Khar family has many land holdings: an estate that includes fisheries, mango orchards, and sugarcane fields.
Her political career started in 2002 general election as National Assembly, representing the NA-177 Muzaffargarh-II constituency in Punjab, a position her father had held previously, but a new law requiring all candidates to hold a university degree meant he could not run that year. After the PML-Q denied her a ticket for re-election in 2008, she joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and was elected for a second time. That denial was a gender bias but she turned it around. In the beginning i was apprehensive about her but quickly realized that she is smart (and presentable in the state ranks). Watch how low profile she maintains in the internal politics and as days go by how she started making stronger statements ("Issues are dealt with military mindset alright, but the problems are ultimately solved by a political mindset.” and this is not a safe statement in Pakistan).
I am beginning to think she is the 'best value' minister in Pakistani cabinet as far as national interest is concerned…
We must learn from the experience of our great friends the Chinese in how they are managing the Taiwan issue. If we cannot not learn from friends, then why have them!
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