Indian interference in Balochistan
Sunday, July 19, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Sunday, July 19, 2009
Responding to a question, the prime minister said the issue of Indian interference in Balochistan and other areas of Pakistan also figured during the talks and this was also reflected in the joint statement issued after the meeting. He said that he had mentioned about the information and evidence that Pakistan had in this connection.
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Responding to a question, the prime minister said the issue of Indian interference in Balochistan and other areas of Pakistan also figured during the talks and this was also reflected in the joint statement issued after the meeting. He said that he had mentioned about the information and evidence that Pakistan had in this connection.
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Labels: Balochistan, Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks
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Pakistan, India Agree to Resume Dialogue Process
Friday, July 17, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Friday, July 17, 2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Pakistan and India have agreed to de-link the composite dialogue between the two countries from terrorism. The dialogue process was stalled in November last in the wake of Mumbai attacks.
“It should not be linked to the composite dialogue process and these should not be bracketed.” This has been asserted in the joint statement issued here at Martim Hotel after three hours of talks between Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh.
Singh’s attention drawn to Indian hand in Balochistan insurgency; Delhi ready to discuss all issues, reviewing Pak dossier on Mumbai attacks; both countries to share information on terror threat.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Pakistan and India have agreed to de-link the composite dialogue between the two countries from terrorism. The dialogue process was stalled in November last in the wake of Mumbai attacks.
“It should not be linked to the composite dialogue process and these should not be bracketed.” This has been asserted in the joint statement issued here at Martim Hotel after three hours of talks between Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh.
Singh’s attention drawn to Indian hand in Balochistan insurgency; Delhi ready to discuss all issues, reviewing Pak dossier on Mumbai attacks; both countries to share information on terror threat.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks, Mumbai Attacks, SHARM EL-SHEIKH
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Singh demands dismantling of ‘terror infrastructure
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Thursday, July 16, 2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India’s prime minister said on Wednesday “the infrastructure of terrorism” must be dismantled, remarks clearly directed at rival Pakistan. Manmohan Singh is to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt of the Non-Aligned Movement. “The infrastructure of terrorism must be dismantled and there should be no safe haven for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion,” Singh said in his speech in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. “Terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice,” he told presidents and others top officials from the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India’s prime minister said on Wednesday “the infrastructure of terrorism” must be dismantled, remarks clearly directed at rival Pakistan. Manmohan Singh is to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt of the Non-Aligned Movement. “The infrastructure of terrorism must be dismantled and there should be no safe haven for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion,” Singh said in his speech in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. “Terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice,” he told presidents and others top officials from the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Talks, Mumbai Attacks, Terrorism
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Indo-Pak Talks
The News International, Pakistan, Thursday, July 16, 2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India has asked Pakistan to scrap the composite dialogue initiated about 15 years ago, urging a change in the format of talks between the two countries.
With the new proposal, New Delhi has hinted at removing the Sir Creek dispute from the agenda of talks and bringing about a change in the status of the Kashmir dispute. Highly-placed diplomatic sources told The News here on Wednesday that the talks between Pakistan and India had attained exceptionally crucial importance because the United States and its Western allies are keen to see a positive development in ties between the two countries in view of the war on terror.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India has asked Pakistan to scrap the composite dialogue initiated about 15 years ago, urging a change in the format of talks between the two countries.
With the new proposal, New Delhi has hinted at removing the Sir Creek dispute from the agenda of talks and bringing about a change in the status of the Kashmir dispute. Highly-placed diplomatic sources told The News here on Wednesday that the talks between Pakistan and India had attained exceptionally crucial importance because the United States and its Western allies are keen to see a positive development in ties between the two countries in view of the war on terror.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Talks
posted @ 7:56 AM,
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PM Takes National Leadership into Confidence
Monday, July 13, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Monday, July 13, 2009
ISLAMABAD: Setting a new precedent of democratic culture, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday initiated a process of taking the national leadership into confidence before his scheduled meeting with his Indian counterpart at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
On Sunday, Gilani made a telephone call to PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Liaquat Baloch, ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, PML-F chief Pir Pagara, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, parliamentary leader of Fata Munir Orakzai, PKMAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, parliamentary leader of the MQM Dr Farooq Sattar and Secretary General JUI-F Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.
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ISLAMABAD: Setting a new precedent of democratic culture, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday initiated a process of taking the national leadership into confidence before his scheduled meeting with his Indian counterpart at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.
On Sunday, Gilani made a telephone call to PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Liaquat Baloch, ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan, PML-F chief Pir Pagara, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, parliamentary leader of Fata Munir Orakzai, PKMAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, parliamentary leader of the MQM Dr Farooq Sattar and Secretary General JUI-F Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Talks, PML
posted @ 8:42 AM,
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ISI Chief Involved in Indo-Pak Talks
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Sunday, July 12, 2009
NEW DELHI: Stating that he had not “given up” despite difficulties in dealing with Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh disclosed that representatives of both countries, including the ISI chief, had been involved in recent discussions.
Singh said that after the meeting between him and President Zardari in Russia there had been discussions between the high commissioners of both countries, the ISI chief and the Foreign Office.
Clamping down: India has demanded Pakistan apprehend the groups that it blames for the Mumbai attacks, and that it dismantle infrastructures supporting groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. “If they do that, we are willing to go half the distance to normalise relations,” Singh said. Singh said he had appealed to leaders at the G8 and G5 summits to exert pressure on Pakistan in this regard.
Singh said he had not meant to hurt Zardari’s feelings when he had told him in the media’s presence that “my mandate is limited to telling you that Pakistan’s territory must not be allowed to be used for terrorism against India”. “I simply forgot that the media was present there,” he said.
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NEW DELHI: Stating that he had not “given up” despite difficulties in dealing with Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh disclosed that representatives of both countries, including the ISI chief, had been involved in recent discussions.
Singh said that after the meeting between him and President Zardari in Russia there had been discussions between the high commissioners of both countries, the ISI chief and the Foreign Office.
Clamping down: India has demanded Pakistan apprehend the groups that it blames for the Mumbai attacks, and that it dismantle infrastructures supporting groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. “If they do that, we are willing to go half the distance to normalise relations,” Singh said. Singh said he had appealed to leaders at the G8 and G5 summits to exert pressure on Pakistan in this regard.
Singh said he had not meant to hurt Zardari’s feelings when he had told him in the media’s presence that “my mandate is limited to telling you that Pakistan’s territory must not be allowed to be used for terrorism against India”. “I simply forgot that the media was present there,” he said.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Talks, Indopak Relations, ISI
posted @ 10:58 AM,
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US to support Indo-Pak talks but refuses to mediate
Monday, June 29, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Monnday, June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON: The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert O Blake has said the US will support dialogue between India and Pakistan to promote regional stability.
Briefing the US Congress he, however, made it clear that the US will leave it to both the countries to chalk out their own course of action in this regard. “India and Pakistan face common challenge and we will support continuing dialogue to find joint solutions to counter terrorism and to promote regional stability,” he said.
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WASHINGTON: The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert O Blake has said the US will support dialogue between India and Pakistan to promote regional stability.
Briefing the US Congress he, however, made it clear that the US will leave it to both the countries to chalk out their own course of action in this regard. “India and Pakistan face common challenge and we will support continuing dialogue to find joint solutions to counter terrorism and to promote regional stability,” he said.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks, US Pakistan Relations
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Pakistan, India FMs meet in Italy
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Saturday, June 27, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The meeting in Trieste on the sidelines of the G-8 Outreach Meeting on Afghanistan, took place in a cordial atmosphere, says a press release issued from the office of the Foreign Office spokesman here.
Reciprocating the sentiment, the Indian foreign minister said India, too, had very positive sentiments for Pakistan. Qureshi expressed the need for constructive engagement and sustained dialogue to address common challenges and to resolve the outstanding issues, irritants and disputes, including problems of water, menace of regional and global terrorism and the unresolved dispute of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the process of dialogue between the leadership of the two countries will continue with the meeting between the prime ministers in Sharm el Sheikh.
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ISLAMABAD: The meeting in Trieste on the sidelines of the G-8 Outreach Meeting on Afghanistan, took place in a cordial atmosphere, says a press release issued from the office of the Foreign Office spokesman here.
Reciprocating the sentiment, the Indian foreign minister said India, too, had very positive sentiments for Pakistan. Qureshi expressed the need for constructive engagement and sustained dialogue to address common challenges and to resolve the outstanding issues, irritants and disputes, including problems of water, menace of regional and global terrorism and the unresolved dispute of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the process of dialogue between the leadership of the two countries will continue with the meeting between the prime ministers in Sharm el Sheikh.
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Labels: India, Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks
posted @ 9:20 AM,
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Nasty Realism
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Thursday, June 25, 2009
insight: Ejaz Haider
If and when India and Pakistan go into yet another round of talks, they are likely to talk-talk without really walking the talk. India doesn’t have any incentive to go beyond this and Pakistan will settle for nothing less than something substantive. These are conflicting goals
The meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and India’s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and the decision to let the foreign secretaries meet has rekindled hopes that the two states may resume the dialogue that got stalled after the Mumbai attacks.
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insight: Ejaz Haider
If and when India and Pakistan go into yet another round of talks, they are likely to talk-talk without really walking the talk. India doesn’t have any incentive to go beyond this and Pakistan will settle for nothing less than something substantive. These are conflicting goals
The meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and India’s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and the decision to let the foreign secretaries meet has rekindled hopes that the two states may resume the dialogue that got stalled after the Mumbai attacks.
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Labels: India, Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks
posted @ 4:13 PM,
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Hillary hails resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Thursday, June 18, 2009
WASHINGTON: “Of course, we believe that India and Pakistan actually face a number of common challenges, and we welcome a dialogue between them,” she said, addressing a meeting of the US-India Business Council.
“As we have said before, the pace, scope and character of that dialogue is something that Indian and Pakistani leaders will decide on their own terms and in their own time,” she said.
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WASHINGTON: “Of course, we believe that India and Pakistan actually face a number of common challenges, and we welcome a dialogue between them,” she said, addressing a meeting of the US-India Business Council.
“As we have said before, the pace, scope and character of that dialogue is something that Indian and Pakistani leaders will decide on their own terms and in their own time,” she said.
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Labels: Hillary Clinton, Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks
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