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Pakistani PM assures support to Kashmiri leaders
Monday December 17, 2012 07:58:27 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: 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," Xinhua 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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