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Pakistan Urges India to Reflect on Future of Relations Amid Kashmir Dispute

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Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called for a "sober reflection" on the future of ties between Pakistan and India, emphasizing the need for good neighborly relations and a just resolution of the Kashmir dispute. In a policy statement at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, Dar emphasized that Pakistan seeks a peaceful resolution of the long-standing dispute and will not accept unilateral approaches or attempts to impose India's will. He also urged India to end its smear campaign against Pakistan, desist from state-sponsored terrorism, and take tangible steps to improve relations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan does not believe in perpetual hostility with India and seeks good neighborly relations based on mutual respect, sovereign equality, and a just resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
  • Pakistan will not accept unilateral approaches or attempts to impose India's will, and will take every step needed to maintain strategic stability in South Asia.
  • India's illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019, have adversely affected the environment of bilateral relations, and the onus remains on India to take necessary steps to create an enabling environment for purposeful engagement and dialogue.
  • India must eschew its smear campaign against Pakistan, desist from state-sponsored terrorism and extrajudicial killings inside Pakistan, and take tangible steps to move the relationship in a positive direction.
  • Pakistan seeks a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, which is a major hindrance to the improvement of relations between the two countries.
  • The foreign minister emphasized that Pakistan's stance on Kashmir is based on its commitment to the United Nations Security Council resolutions and the right to self-determination for the people of Kashmir.

Statistics:

  • August 5, 2019: The date of India's illegal and unilateral actions that adversely affected the environment of bilateral relations.
  • The Kashmir dispute: A long-standing issue between Pakistan and India that remains unresolved and is a major hindrance to the improvement of relations between the two countries.

Sources:

  • Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) - The venue where the policy statement was delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.
  • No specific publication date mentioned in the article.

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