On the issue of Kashmir, Pakistan has once again talked without head to foot. Pakistan on Friday made a statement that it is ready to seek the help of any country including America to resolve the Kashmir issue. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Shafkat Ali Khan said in a press briefing on Friday that Pakistan will welcome help not only from America, but from any country that can help resolve the Kashmir dispute and stabilize the situation. He said that this dispute is at the center of issues of peace and security in South Asia.
India’s stance clear: Third party refusal denial
India has been continuously saying that it does not want any third party participation in a conversation with Pakistan. The 1972 Shimla Agreement also rejected the mediation of a third party between the two countries. India has also made it clear that it will talk with Pakistan only on the return of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the issue of terrorism.
No contact after May’s struggle
There has been no mutual contact since the four -day struggle between the two countries in May. Khan said that Pakistan welcomes America’s interest to resolve this issue, but India will have to make up its mind. At present, there is no interaction between the two sides other than regular diplomatic contact.
Response to terrorism, rumors and allegations
Speaking on terrorism in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Khan said that the issue of terrorism spreading from Afghanistan has been raised many times. He dismissed the news of a secret agreement with the US to extract minerals and described the allegations of Pakistani citizens’ involvement in the Ukraine conflict as “baseless”. Khan said that Ukraine officials have not made formal contact with Pakistan on this issue.