Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan: GilaniSeptember 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani is back to singing his 'K-tune' by describing Kashmir as Pakistan's jugular vein. Interacting with a group of political leaders during an Iftaar party at the PM House here, Gilani said Islamabad's policy on Kashmir was based on Mohammad Ali Jinnah's stance that "Kashmir was the jugular vein of Pakistan."
Referring to the government's recent decision to grant internal autonomy to Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilani said Pakistan's stand on Kashmir would remain unchanged.
Kashmir 'cornerstone' of Pak foreign policy :GilaniAugust 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Terming the Kashmir issue as a 'cornerstone' of country's foreign policy, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his government is 'vigorously' pursuing the issue. Speaking in the Lower House of parliament, Gilani said the government fully supported the cause of the Kashmiri people.
Pakistan should act against Mumbai attackers: USAugust 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will have to take action against Mumbai attackers and ensure its territory is not used for terrorism against India if it wanted to resume stalled talks with New Delhi, the new US pointsman for South Asia, Robert Blake, has said. "The first part of that sequencing (resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue) will be for Pakistan to take action against these five Mumbai suspects, to prosecute them," said Blake, who is assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs.
Brit MP, ex-Pak Kashmir PM say PPP has failed to highlight Kashmir issueAugust 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - British parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmed and former Pakistan Kashmir Prime Minister Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry have accused the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led federal government of not doing enough to highlight the Kashmir issue in international forums. Addressing a joint news conference at Mehmood's residence here on Sunday, both claimed that the Kashmir issue was being sidelined and added that it must be forcefully highlighted before the international community.
Kashmir prime feature on Indo-Pak composite talks agenda: KairaJuly 23rd, 2009 BRUSSELS - Kashmir will be on the agenda of the Indo-Pak composite dialogue process once it resumes, Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said. Kaira said a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue is the key for region's development and prosperity.
Kashmir part of composite dialogue framework: PakJuly 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has welcomed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks that New Delhi and Islamabad should settle the Kashmir problem bilaterally, and said it looked forward to resumption of the composite dialogue to discuss the issue. "The two countries have agreed to discuss this issue bilaterally by agreeing to the composite dialogue framework.
Pakistan says no peace without resolving Kashmir issueJuly 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Friday said that the peace in the region cannot be discussed without the resolution of the long-standing issue with India, stepping up its rhetoric on Kashmir. "Kashmir issue can't be kept out of the bilateral talks.
Kashmir key to cordial ties with India: GilaniJune 28th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said a "cordial relationship" with India was not possible until the longstanding Kashmir issue was resolved, the Online news agency reported. "Pakistan has always wanted to have cordial relations with all neighbouring countries including Afghanistan, India and Iran, but talks between India and Pakistan without the resolution of Kashmir issue would be fruitless," Gilani told reporters at Mansoorah.
Pak to keep seeking international intervention to resolve K-issue: GilaniJune 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan would keep calling for the global community to intervene in the Kashmir issue, and hoped it will play its role in safeguarding the rights of the Kashmiris. The government is committed to a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, Gilani said on Tuesday, hoping Pakistan and India would soon resume the composite dialogue process.
Kashmir issue resolution key for Indo-Pak peace : SharifJune 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the resolution of the Kashmir issue is the key to peace in the region and for India and Pakistan to have cordial ties. Addressing delegates of the Kashmir American Council, Sharif said Pakistan is committed to resolving the issue.
Pak Foreign Ministry was kept in dark over Mushsrraf's "out of the box" K-proposalsJune 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the during the former President General Pervez Musharraf's reign, the Foreign Ministry was kept in dark regarding his "out of the box" proposals to resolve the Kashmir issue. Qureshi said the ministry had no knowledge about any efforts being made to resolve the Kashmir issue during Musharraf's regime.
Pakistan steps up effort to internationalise Kashmir before Clinton's visitJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Release of Hafeez Saeed, who is the head of terror outfitLashkar -e-Toiba, and recent statement made by Pakistani premier Yusuf Raza Gilani is being seen as Islamabad's ploy to internationalize Kashmir issue. According to highly placed sources in the Ministry of External Affairs, Islamabad is trying to provoke India by raking up the issue to divert world attention from the "creeping anarchy" inside Pakistan.
'US will not get involved in Kashmir issue'March 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has made it clear that it would steer clear of the Kashmir issue as it seeks to involve India and other key stakeholders in the region in its new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. 'We don't intend to get involved in that issue,' President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser, Gen James Jones, told reporters Friday when asked if the US expected to address issues between India and Pakistan, particularly Kashmir, as part of its new regional approach.
Obama advised to avoid falling into Kashmir trapFebruary 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A leading South Asia expert has advised President Barack Obama to avoid falling into the trap of trying to directly mediate between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue given New Delhi's concerns. 'There is some uncertainty over whether the new Obama will maintain the current momentum in improving US-India ties,' Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank told a Congressional panel Thursday.
Special envoy has no mandate to deal with Kashmir: USJanuary 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has made it clear that its newly appointed special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has no mandate to deal with Kashmir and his sole job is to help bring stability to Afghanistan. 'His mandate is to go out and try to help bring stability to Afghanistan, working closely with Pakistan to try to deal with the situation in the FATA region,' Pakistan tribal belt along their porous border that has become a terrorist safe haven, State Department acting spokesman Robert Wood said Tuesday.
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