ISLAMABAD: Wikileaks has disclosed that PM, Yousaf Raza Gilani told
America in 2009 that Pakistan wanted better, lasting relations with
India; but Kashmir issue was creating hurdles.
In her
correspondence with her Washington government on 17th Nov 2009, the
American ambassador Anne. W. Patterson detailed the scenario of PM’s
meeting with American representatives John Dairy and others, in the
course of which PM, Yousaf Raza Gilani underscored the importance of
maintaining relations with India; save for the thorny core issue of
Kashmir, which was a speed breaker in otherwise speedy recovery of
relations between two warring neighbors.
Lt. Gen (Retd) Syed
Athar Ali, one of the Pakistani officials present in that meeting,
impressed the fact that all were aware of India’s involvement in
anti-Pakistani activities carried out in Balochistan, but American
delegation failed to respond this factual allegation. Online
