[Dawn] Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that Pakistain will stand by Kashmiris till the realization of their demands for peaceful resolution of the Kashmire dispute."On behalf of the government and the people of Pakistain, I reaffirm Pakistain's firm commitment to a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmire dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmire and the protection of their fundamental rights," the prime minister said in his message on the Kashmire Solidarity Day being observed on February 5.
The prime minister said the Kashmire dispute had been on the agenda of the United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
for more than six decades as an unfulfilled obligation.
He said the government of Pakistain would continue to extend its unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support to the just cause of the Kashmiri people to safeguard their right of self- determination through a free and impartial plebiscite in line with the UN Charter and UNSC resolutions and for the protection of their fundamental rights.
He said Pakistain had always supported dialogue with the government of India.
"We have initiated CBMs in good faith and hope that the CBMs would mitigate the suffering of the Kashmiri people. We also hope that the CBMs would lead to the resolution of the Kashmire dispute in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people," he said.