Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, in an interview with an India newspaper, said that Jammu and Kashmir continues to be the core dispute between Pakistan and India and Pakistan strongly believe that this dispute can only be resolved through serious and sustained diplomacy.
He said that attacks in Uri and Baramulla clearly tell that Jammu and Kashmir dispute needs to be resolved in accordance with the aspirations of people of the Valley.
Abdul Basit said that Pakistan hasn’t seen any activity on September 29, other than usual cross-LoC firing by Indian forces negating India’s claims of surgical strikes.
Abdul Basit further said that it is important to avoid drawing wrong conclusions and raising false expectations because it is not in our mutual interest.
He further said that both Pakistan and India need to give diplomacy centre-stage and rather than talking at each other, it is important to talk to each other and that appears the best possible way forward.