Kashmir is not India’s internal matter: Pakistan

[Edevelop]

The Jammu and Kashmir issue is one of the oldest disputes on the United Nations Security Council agenda and it is not an internal affair of India, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tasnim Aslam.

Responding to questions at the weekly media briefing on Thursday, she said “What the Prime Minister essentially said in The Hague is that if there is reluctance on the Indian side to resolve this issue bilaterally, our common friends can help convince India to come to the negotiating table.” Mr. Nawaz Sharif had requested for U.S. mediation and international help to resolve Kashmir on his visit to The Hague for the International Nuclear Security Summit. India has ruled out any third party mediation in the matter.

Ms. Aslam said the U.N. has an observer mission here — the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. The Under Secretary-General of U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations recently visited Pakistan and he also went to the Line of Control (LoC). So, there is no denying the fact that it is an internationally recognised dispute. “Now the choice we have is to move like other regions towards developing good neighbourly relations, forging economic ties, increasing people to people contacts so that people in this region can also benefit from regional trade and economic cooperation and connectivity,” she said. “People in region also deserve to reap the benefits of economic cooperation. It is, therefore, important that Pakistan and India resolve this dispute through dialogue, she added.

Kashmir is not India’s internal matter: Pakistan - The Hindu

 

[queerbait]

Resolve , resolve , resolve....we know all this is farce ....there is no possible resolution of kashmir issue....too mush has gone for,too many suspicions exist,its simply isn't possible.

 

[halupridol]

is roney dhoney se koi faida nahi........
10-20 saal without war,,,,baki sab dhirey dhirey thik direction me chaalu ho jaega..

 

[liall]

Says who Pakistan? Yea okay

 

[SamantK]

And not a single f*ck was given!

 

[VCheng]

“What the Prime Minister essentially said in The Hague is that if there is reluctance on the Indian side to resolve this issue bilaterally, our common friends can help convince India to come to the negotiating table.”

Reluctance? More like refusal due to India's position of strength. And what "friends" will "convince" India? None.

A totally idiotic statement.

 

[Edevelop]

Reluctance? More like refusal due to India's position of strength. And what "friends" will "convince" India? None.

A totally idiotic statement.

Maybe it is

But do you at least agree with this or not ?

The Jammu and Kashmir issue is one of the oldest disputes on the United Nations Security Council agenda and it is not an internal affair of India,

 

[VCheng]

Maybe it is

But do you at least agree with this or not ?

The Jammu and Kashmir issue is one of the oldest disputes on the United Nations Security Council agenda and it is not an internal affair of India,

No. Both India and Pakistan are bound to resolve all disputes BILATERALLY after the Simla Agreement. All previous UN Resolutions have been rendered obsolete.

 

[Abingdonboy]

What is this latest resurgence in Pakistan beating the Kashmir stick about? By signing the Shimla agreement Pakistan agreed to NOT seek third party talks and no what's going on? Are the Pakistan's saying they no longer are going to abide by that agreement? Or is this a case of Pakistani politicians trying to dupe the ignorant masses and distract them from whatever internal issues they have? Either way Pakistan's actions are a total farce

Stay classy Pakistan.

 

[That Guy]

Says who Pakistan? Yea okay

Considering that it's a disputed territory and Pakistan controls a part of it, turns out, it isn't India's internal matter; So says logic.

 

[Edevelop]

No. Both India and Pakistan are bound to resolve all disputes BILATERALLY after the Simla Agreement. All previous UN Resolutions have been rendered obsolete.

It seems you are becoming more and more Bharti everyday.

Shimla agreement or whatever, India DOES NOT consider Kashmir a dispute anymore. They are the ones who don't commit so whats the point rubbing the same sh!t in every thread ? We have been forced to either shut up or look for alternative ways.

 

[That Guy]

What is this latest resurgence in Pakistan beating the Kashmir stick about? By signing the Shimla agreement Pakistan agreed to NOT seek third party talks and no what's going on? Are the Pakistan's saying they no longer are going to abide by that agreement? Or is this a case of Pakistani politicians trying to dupe the ignorant masses and distract them from whatever internal issues they have? Either way Pakistan's actions are a total farce

Stay classy Pakistan.

Technically speaking, India also agreed to a referendum in Kashmir, that didn't go as planned either.

Still, I have to agree on one point, Nawaz is doing this for political leverage. He's only doing this to appease the hardliners to get favors from them. I suspect it may have to do with getting some sort of backing for the MFN/NDMA status to India, even if this does seem contradictory.

 

[Sliver]

I just googled the agreement to see its contents before I replied here.

Both countries will "settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations".[1][4] India has, many a times, maintained that Kashmir dispute is a bilateral issue and must be settled through bilateral negotiations as per Simla Agreement, 1972 and thus, had denied any third party intervention even that of United Nations. However, Pakistan do not agree with India's view and seek UN intervention in Kashmir.[5]
The agreement converted the cease-fire line of December 17, 1971 into the Line of Control (LOC) between India and Pakistan and it was agreed that "neither side shall seek to alter it unilaterally, irrespective of mutual differences and legal interpretations".[1][3] Many Indian bureaucrats have later argued that a tacit agreement, to convert this LOC into international border, was reached during a one-on-one meeting between the two heads of state. However, Pakistani bureaucrats have denied any such thing.[2][3] This identification of a new "cease-fire line" by both the states has been argued by India as making United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan insignificant. As according to India, the purpose of UNMOGIP was to monitor the cease-fire line as identified in Karachi agreement of 1949 which no longer exists. However, Pakistan have a different take on this issue and both countries still host the UN mission.[5]

this should help members discuss the matter with a little more insight.

 

[M. Sarmad]

No. Both India and Pakistan are bound to resolve all disputes BILATERALLY after the Simla Agreement. All previous UN Resolutions have been rendered obsolete.

And if they fail to resolve their disputes bilaterally , Don`t you think that seeking a third party intervention (to avoid a future full scale war ,most probably a nuclear one) , is a rational approach indeed ??

 

[jaunty]

It seems you are becoming more and more Bharti everyday.

Shimla agreement or whatever, India DOES NOT consider Kashmir a dispute anymore. They were the ones who didn't commit so whats the point rubbing the same sh!t in every thread ? We have been forced to either shut up or look for alternative ways.

He is right. This is what the Shimla agreement says,

(ii) That the two countries are resolved to settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations or by any other peaceful means mutually agreed upon between them. Pending the final settlement of any of the problems between the two countries, neither side shall unilaterally alter the situation and both shall prevent the organization, assistance or encouragement of any acts detrimental to the maintenance of peace and harmonious relations.

If you try to scrap this agreement, then remember India might use that as an excuse to terminate others like the Indus water treaty.