‘Pakistan Will Try For Peace Despite India’s Negative Attitude’

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua has said that Islamabad would continue with its efforts for peace in its neighbourhood despite New Delhi's negative attitude. Speaking on Tuesday at a conference on “Conflict and Cooperation in South Asia: Role of Major Powers” hosted by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Janjua stated: “We are convinced that we will continue to try for peace and stability in the region,” Dawn news reported.

Referring to India’s approach on ties with Pakistan, Janjua said that New Delhi was “spinning hatred” and perpetuating “dynamic rivalry”. This, she maintained, was not only unhelpful for improving Pakistan-India ties but was also stopping South Asia from making progress and attaining peace. The Foreign Secretary recalled that India, by refusing to attend the Saarc summit in Islamabad, was holding the regional body’s summit process “hostage”. About the new government’s policy on India, Janjua spoke of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first nationwide address after elections in which he had offered to take two steps for every single step that India would take for normalisation of ties with Pakistan. She said Khan in his letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi later expressed willingness to discuss all issues that were part of the ‘Composite Dialogue’. (IANS)

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