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India has to sacrifice on Kashmir, says Jamali
The gall of some people! LONDON: Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that India would have to make concessions on Kashmir that could colloquially be quantified as "hundred rupees" for "a big country" to "a-rupee-and-a-half" for a "smaller one" like Pakistan. In a wide-ranging, live interview jointly broadcast by the BBCâs Hindi and Urdu Services, Jamali affirmed that "the core issue is Kashmir" and because "India occupies the larger territory of Kashmir. We have to ask for concessions for the Kashmiris from India." Itâs kind of like welfare. The rich folk give money to the poor folk. Jamaliâs extortion is ironic since India was a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, which for years has demanded transnational welfare payments from the US and the rest of the developed world (but especially the US). The interview, billed as the first time the Pakistan prime minister was able to have a direct conversation with listeners in India, also re-stated the unshakeable strategic foundations of Pakistanâs Kashmir strategy. "You would have to see Kashmir as one," Jamali declared, "You cannot divide Kashmir into two and then see the matter! You would have to see who occupies what part of Kashmir! In whose favour is which part! Which is the bigger and the powerful country? It is the bigger country that has to sacrifice." Jamali insisted he was keen to meet Prime Minister Vajpayee anytime, anywhere, possibly even before Januaryâs Saarc summit. Posted by: 11A5S 2003-08-05 |
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