LAHORE
Renowned Indian journalist Kuldeep Nayyer said on Sunday that the terrorism genie is out of the bottle in Pakistan.
Nayyer and Senator Aitzaz Ahsan were speaking to Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami on Samaa TV’s programme Zer-e-Bahas.
Talking about his new book named Beyond the Line (English) and Aik Zindagi Kafi Nahi (Urdu), Nayyer said the book was translated in 10 languages in India and all carry title Aik Zindagi Kafi Nahi, barring English version. He said he had taken the title from Allama Iqbal’s poetry.
“The book is about people getting hiccups while struggling on the way to success in life. In this book I tried to make my point clear that man should be given another life,” he said.
Pak-India relations:
To a question, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan said, “In 63 years we haven’t made good relations. In European Union there are more than 25 countries and they all have an economic union. They work like one entity. We also need to build good relations.” Ahsan said Pak-India ties suffered after terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
“Sikhs pilgrims have holy places in Pakistan and Pakistani people also visit sacred places like Ajmeer Sharif and other places in India. Both countries need to build friendly environment for people,” the senator added.
Ceasefire:
To a question, Kuldeep Nayyer said, “We have condemned terrorist activities in Pakistan several times. Terrorists are lethal for both the countries. I have written many times and blamed Pakistan for creating mujahids in madarassas and sending them to Kashmir. Now these trained seminary students have gone out of control. They are dangerous for both Pakistan and India.”
Answering the same question, Ahsan said, “The army knows where to hit and they know where the target is but the policy is not to touch North Waziristan. General Raheel Sharif decided to take precision strikes after the killing of FC men, which pressured Taliban, including their supporters like Imran Khan, Munawar Hasan and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. Now Taliban want to negotiate only to buy time to gather strength.”