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Negativity at Heart of Asia exposed India, says Pakistan

Negativity at Heart of Asia exposed India, says Pakistan

TIL Desk/World/Islamabad-India’s “negativity” at the Heart of Asia conference last weekend “exposed” its claims of “commitment” to prospects of peace in Afghanistan, the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson said on Thursday. Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, during the weekly press briefing, said that New Delhi “misused a platform meant for promoting peace and stability in the war-torn country.”

Zakaria said India’s “poor behaviour” with the Pakistani delegation during the ministerial conference in Amritsar ruined the atmosphere and proved that India was attempting to divert attention from its “atrocities” in Kashmir. “Pakistan wants meaningful and result-oriented dialogue on all issues, including the problem of Kashmir with India,” Zakaria said.

While responding to questions, he said the dialogue should not be “for the sake of dialogue but result-oriented and sustainable”. He said that despite a number of gestures by Pakistan, India remains “defiant and intransigent” to resumption of the dialogue. Zakaria said Pakistan believes that the international community has a role in the resolution of the long-standing dispute. He also welcomed US Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s statement regarding mediation on Kashmir.

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