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| Desire for peace should not be misunderstood: Asif |
| 2014-10-11 |
| [DAWN] Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif said on Thursday that Pakistain's desire for peace and goodwill should not be misunderstood. After several days of festivities in the disputed Kashmire region and along the Working Boundary, the defence minister's office issued a statement in Islamabad, warning the Indians that Pakistain was capable of responding "befittingly" to their actions on the border. The minister, who is visiting the United States, later spoke to Dawn and urged Indians not to further escalate the situation, noting that the Indians have also been violating the Working Boundary between the two countries. "Our demonstration of goodwill and desire for peace should not be misunderstood," he said. "We are still desirous to have lasting peace in the subcontinent and find a lasting solution to the Kashmire issue." Mr Asif recalled that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... also expressed this desire in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York two weeks ago. "We are desirous of pursuing peace, but what India is doing is harming our efforts," the minister said. "It is discouraging peace." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "don't mistake our soothing lies for a change in position. We still intend to infiltrate killer krazy jihadis under Glorious Pak Army Artillery strikes. It's what we do" "oops. Did I say that aloud?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-10-11 20:15 |