Pak PM assures support to separatists
ISLAMABAD, Dec
17 Pakistani Prime
Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Monday reiterated Islamabad's diplomatic and moral
support to Kashmiris to get their right to self-determination from India, when
he met Kashmiri separatist leaders led by moderate Hurriyat faction chief
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. A seven-member delegation from the All Parties
Hurriyat Conference arrived in Lahore Saturday for talks on the Kashmir issue
and for a visit to Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Xinhua reported. The Kashmiri
leaders have called for free movement of Kashmiris along the Line of Control,
which divides the two countries in the disputed Kashmir region. “Pakistan takes pride in the indigenous
struggle waged by the people of Kashmir for their right of self determination,”
Xinhua quoted the prime minister as saying Monday. “We praise the political acumen and wisdom of the Hurriyat leadership
in its efforts to highlight the case of the people of Kashmir,” he said.
Ashraf
said there was consensus in Pakistan among all political parties on the Kashmir
issue, and that Pakistan seeks to resolve the issue on the basis of UN
resolutions and aspiration of the Kashmiri people. The prime minister praised
the vision, wisdom and the patience that the Kashmiri leaders have demonstrated
in highlighting the cause of the Kashmiri people and assured them that
‘Pakistan fully stands behind them”. The Mirwaiz thanked the prime minister,
and said the people of Kashmir value the unconditional support of the
government and the people of Pakistan. Umer Farooq said on his arrival in
Pakistan on Saturday that lasting peace in the region cannot be ensured without
resolving the Kashmir issue.
Earlier,
Umar Farooq said lasting peace in the region cannot be ensured without resolving
the Kashmir issue. "Pakistan has
played a very positive role in the solution of Kashmir issue and it always
extended its moral diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiri people,”
a news agency quoted the Mirwaiz as saying. The Mirwaiz also urged India to
create a congenial atmosphere for talks with Pakistan on the issue. He said
Pakistan should stress on inclusion of Kashmiri people in the dialogue process
with India to make it meaningful and result-oriented
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