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Monday, August 22, 2011

‘Pakistanis, Indians realise war no solution to problems’

The people of Pakistan and India have now realised that war is no solution but the dialogue is an effective way to settle down their mutual conflicts.
Former Federal Information Minister and MNA, Qamar Zaman Kaira stated this, while talking to media on his return with a 20-member parliamentary delegation from India at Allama Iqbal International Airport here Saturday. Kaira told the journalists that Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation had visited India on a good-will gesture. “On reaching India, we glad to know that people and politicians of India also want a stable relations with their neighbouring Pakistan,” he added.
He said, the India’s parliamentarians had formed Indo-Pak Friendship Forum, asserting, the Pakistani parliamentarians would soon constitute such a joint platform at Senate and National Assembly level, and also invite the Indian parliamentarians to visit Pakistan.
To question, he said, the exchange of parliamentarian delegations would help bring together the people and leadership on both sides.
Such initiative would also play an effective role in exerting pressure on their respective governments to formulate better and viable policies to strengthen Islamabad-New Delhi relations, he added.
To a question, Kaira said, Pakistan’s parliamentarians also discussed a host of issues including Kashmir and water dispute with Indian people and political leadership.
The delegation also included Senate Deputy Chairman, Jan Muhammad Jamali, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Khan Kundi, Senator S.M. Zafar, MNAs Afrasiyab Khattak, Saeeda Iqbal, Nafeesa Khan and Ayatullah Durrani. APP