Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan desires to have ‘meaningful dialogue’ with India to resolve all the issues including Kashmir, private media reported.
PM also asserted that dignity, honour and self-respect are imperative while establishing ties with India.He said, “We believe in it and will maintain it at all costs.”
Talking to the reporters accompanying him back from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit the premier said that Kashmir issue cannot be ignored and the matter should be discussed with ‘sincerity’.
Indicating the fury of India over the meetings of Pakistani officials with Kashmiri leaders Nawaz said, “We had been talking to the Kashmiri leaders in the past, whenever Pakistan-India talks are held. This is nothing new as we have to seek the opinion of the Kashmiri leaders, on an issue that concerns them the most.”
He added further, “if India wants to restore ties, the Kashmir issue must be discussed and that too seriously, with full sincerity.”
Talking about growing tension between Pakistan and India PM recalled the number of deaths due to unprovoked firing of India along the Line of Control and working boundary.
He reiterated that since India has postponed the talks so the burden of resuming the dialogue lies with India.
When asked about the November 30 PTI protest, Nawaz said that Imran Khan was following a personal agenda and people should ask him why he wants to ‘destabilise’ the country and spread chaos.
He also said that people of Pakistan have grown mature and they have rejected the politics of negativity.
“Did the people give them [PTI] votes so that they could hold Pakistan hostage or to go to the assemblies to play their role of a healthy opposition,” he added,“their only objective is to get my resignation.”
