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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Pakistan-Indian CBMs making headway: Hina Rabbani

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday said the confidence building measures by Pakistan and India were making headway and it would take time in complete return to normalcy between the two countries. Talking to newsmen here at Foreign Service Academy, after addressing the graduation ceremony for newly trained Foreign Office officers, Hina Rabbani Khar said, “relations with India are improving.”She hoped that her Indian tour would be fruitful in promoting bilateral relations and improving confidence building measures.

Commenting to a statement of Indian Prime Minister Dr.  Manmohan Singh regarding Kashmir, she said that Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani had already clarified Pakistan’s stance on the Kashmir issue.
Hina Rabbani Khar said, “We do not believe in reactionary diplomacy and will reply at the right time.”
She said Pakistan- Afghanistan relations had also been improved significantly with direct interaction between the two countries at different levels. APP