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2003-12-19 India-Pakistan

Pakistan drops demand for Kashmir plebiscite

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-19 00:08|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 maybe not..
President General Pervez Musharrafâs interview on Kashmir was reported and quoted out of context as he did not state that the resolution of the issue should not be in accordance with the UN resolution passed 50 years back, said Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan.
"Both India and Pakistan should find a midway to resolve the issue for the durable peace in the region but only which is acceptable to Kashmiris," he said quoting Musharraf. On withdrawal of principal stand on Kashmir, Masood Khan said that neither the issue could be sidelined nor it could be forgotten but Pakistan would persuade it on every front.
Or maybe so..
Meanwhile, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed that said Pakistan was open to discussing other solutions to the dispute over the Himalayan region other than those laid down in a longstanding UN resolution that calls for a plebiscite. "We are for the implementation of the UN resolution on Kashmir, but if India is serious in solving the issue of Kashmir, other things can also be discussed," Rashid said. He gave no details.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-12-19 3:55:04 AM|| 2003-12-19 3:55:04 AM|| Front Page Top

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