Pak favours K-resolution as per UN resolutions: Ashraf

 ‘Islamabad takes pride in struggle waged by Kashmiris’

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Dec 17: Pakistan Prime Minister Parvez Ashraf Monday said the country seeks to resolve the Kashmir issue on the basis of UN resolutions and aspiration of the Kashmiri people. “Islamabad's engagement with the Hurriyat Conference is a positive development and a recognition of the just cause of the people of Kashmir, " Ashraf was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his office after his meeting with the seven-member Hurriyat (M) delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. He said Pakistan seeks to resolve the Kashmir issue on the basis of United Nations resolutions and aspiration of the Kashmiri people.

Ashraf told the separatist leaders that there was consensus in Pakistan among all political parties on the Kashmir issue. In this connection, he referred to the appointment of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman as the chairman of parliament's Kashmir Committee. “Pakistan takes pride in struggle waged by Kashmiris for their right of self- Determination,” he said. He praised the political acumen and wisdom of the Hurriyat leadership in its efforts to highlight the case of the Kashmiris and assured them that Pakistan fully stands behind them. Mirwaiz thanked the PaK premier and said the people of Kashmir value the unconditional support of the government and the people of Pakistan".  “The peace process between India and Pakistan should continue without hiccups. Kashmiris are not averse to better relations between the two neighboring countries,” he told Pakistan premier.

He, however, cautioned him against pushing Kashmiris to the wall. “We are not against good relations between the two countries but these relations should not be strengthened at the cost of Kashmir issue. The Kashmir issue should not be pushed to backburner”. Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira were present during the meeting. The Hurriyat (M) delegation is visiting at the invitation of the Pakistan government to discuss ways to push forward efforts to resolve the Kashmir dispute. The delegation met leaders in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) yesterday. Other members of the delegation include Abbas Ansari, Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Ghani Lone, Agha Syed Hasan Al-Moosvi and Mussadiq Adil.  (Additional inputs from agencies)

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