Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Friday alleged that General (r) Pervez Musharraf had secretly sought to barter away the Kashmir issue behind the back of the nation.
“The reports that Musharraf agreed to ignore UN resolutions on Kashmir are most disturbing and call for probe into the matter as to the motives behind the dictator’s secret moves,” a statement issued by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) media cell quoted the co-chairman of the party as saying.
According to media reports, a US State Department cable de-classified this week has revealed that in May 2000 Musharraf agreed to bypass UN Resolutions on Kashmir.
“Successive governments in Pakistan, even while seeking to normalize relations with India in other areas, have never given up on the principled stance on the UN resolutions in resolving the dispute,” said Zardari.
He said that it should be investigated as to why Musharraf chose to deviate from this principled position which was tantamount to betraying Kashmiris and the people of Pakistan.