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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif once again reiterated his desire to hold talks with India and said that both sides should sit together and resolve all issues including Kashmir, water and terrorism. Sharif made this remark while addressing the Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in Lachin, Azerbaijan. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev also attended this conference.
Sharif is continuously giving statements
This was Shahbaz’s second statement this week to emphasize on dialogue between India and Pakistan. Earlier, Sharif had said in Tehran on Monday that he is ready to hold talks with India to ‘resolve all disputes’. India has made it clear that it will hold talks with Pakistan only on the issue of return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and terrorism.
Sharif is singing the song of peace
The ‘Dawn’ newspaper quoted Sharif as saying at the trilateral summit in Lachin, “We should sit together and talk for peace. There are issues which need immediate attention and they should be resolved through dialogue. He said, “I have said with all humility that we want peace in the region and for this, there should be talks on the issues which need immediate attention, this is the issue of Kashmir which is in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations and Security Council and according to the aspirations of the people of Kashmir.”
What else did Sharif say? Sharif said, “I have said with all seriousness that if India wants to talk sincerely with the aim of combating terrorism, then Pakistan is ready to talk to India on this issue as well.” Sharif also expressed his desire to resume trade with India. He also criticized India’s decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty and said that it is a lifeline for the people of Pakistan for their agricultural use, drinking water and many other purposes.
India responded to the terrorist attack
Tensions between India and Pakistan increased after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. 26 people lost their lives in the attack. India carried out precision strikes on the night of May 6 under ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. After this, Pakistan tried to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to Pakistani actions. On May 10, after talks between the Directors General of Military Operations of both sides, an agreement was reached to stop military actions.
