Says ready for dialogue with India for prosperity, development
\nAPP
\nASTANA
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that he was \u201cabsolutely ready\u201d to have dialogue with India for resolution of Kashmir dispute as he wanted to leave behind a legacy of peace and progress for prosperity of the coming generations. Addressing the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhstan\u2019s capital Astana, the prime minister said Pakistan was \u201cabsolutely ready and willing for a discussion with Indian counterparts to promote trade and investment provided they showed the sincerity of purpose\u201d.
\n\u201cIndia has become a threat to its minorities, neighbours and the entire region,\u201d he remarked.
\n\u201cI want to leave behind a legacy of peace and progress for the prosperity of the coming generations of our region,\u201d said the prime minister who spoke at length about the regional issues including Kashmir and Palestine and revival of peace in Afghanistan calling for their dialogue-based resolution.
\nHighlighting the human rights abuses in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the prime minister said that the Kashmiris faced continued denial of their right to self-determination.
\nHe urged other countries to take notice of the human rights violations in IIOJK which was the manifestation Indian policy of preferring bullet over ballot as the country had also blatantly quashed the United Nations Security Council\u2019s resolution on holding a plebiscite in Kashmir.
\nHe told the gathering that Pakistan was willing to \u201cconditionally engage with India\u201d for the sake of prosperity and development as both sides of the border could not afford to deal with massive challenges of poverty and unemployment amid meager resources. He stressed that the people deserved the resources to be diverted to their education and health.
\nHe, however, said, the \u201conus remains on India to take a necessary steps to engage towards the result-oriented solutions.\u201d.
\n\u201cThrough constructive dialogue, we can build mutual trust,\u201d he remarked and mentioned Pakistan\u2019s location offering a natural bridge among various economies of the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Says ready for dialogue with India for prosperity, development APP ASTANA Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that he was \u201cabsolutely ready\u201d to have dialogue with India for resolution of Kashmir dispute as he wanted to leave behind a legacy of peace and progress for prosperity of the coming generations. Addressing the 6th summit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289052,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11018,11045,574,5822],"class_list":{"0":"post-289036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-cica","9":"tag-legacy","10":"tag-peace","11":"tag-pm-shehbaz-sharif"},"yoast_head":"\n