Islamabad refuses backdoor talks with New Delhi

[Baghial]

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan has refused to engage in backdoor diplomacy with India after some powerful countries as well as certain Muslim states sought de-escalation in the brewing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours over Kashmir.

Prime Minister Imran Khan was also requested to tone down his verbal attacks on his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in which he equated him with Adolf Hitler.

However, Pakistan has turned down the requests and made it clear that it would only engage with India through quiet or conventional diplomacy after New Delhi was persuaded to meet certain conditions, officials privy to the development told The Express Tribune.

These conditions include lifting of the curfew and other restrictions imposed in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), a day before India stripped the disputed region of its special status on August 5.

When the deputy foreign minister of Saudi Arabia and the foreign minister of UAE travelled together to Islamabad on September 3, they came with a ‘message’ on behalf of their leadership as well as some other powerful countries urging Pakistan to engage in backchannel diplomacy with India.

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Al-Nahyan met both Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa during their daylong trip. They also held a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other senior officials.

“The discussions were so confidential that only top officials of the foreign ministry were allowed to sit in those meetings,” an official told The Express Tribune requesting anonymity.

According to the official, both the Saudi and UAE diplomats conveyed their willingness to play a role in defusing tensions between Pakistan and India. One of the proposals on the table was to encourage both countries to hold backdoor talks with each other.

While the international interlocutors were willing to persuade India to ease some of the restrictions imposed in IOK, they requested Pakistan to stop targeting Modi.

Since August 5, Prime Minister Imran has repeatedly targeted the Indian prime minister, questioning his links with Hindu extremist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and even equating him with Hitler.

The Indian prime minister, during one of his telephonic conversations with US President Donald Trump, complained about PM Imran’s blistering verbal attacks on him.

While those international efforts helped prevented any serious escalation in tensions as also mentioned by President Trump recently, Pakistan refused to agree to any kind of engagement with India.

After the Pulwama incident that led the two countries on the brink of war, Pakistan, with the help of international players, engaged with India through backchannels to prevent further escalation in tensions. But this time, Pakistan has made it clear that it would not engage in a dialogue with India unless there was a third party intervention and guarantees.

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal, at his last weekly briefing, had categorically said there was no backdoor diplomacy under way with India to normalise the situation.

Pakistan’s tougher stance is aimed at capitalising the positive momentum it has gained in Kashmir diplomacy. The opinion within the power corridors is that Pakistan should continue with this approach during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York.

PM Imran has already announced that in his address on September 27 at the UNGA session, he would expose India’s illegal move in occupied Kashmir.

But at the same time, international players have not yet given up efforts to encourage both sides to open some channels of communication.

The issue of Kashmir will certainly figure prominently during PM Imran’s two-day trip to Saudi Arabia that will start from September 19.

His visit is seen as significant against the backdrop of the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and India. Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman has spoken with PM Imran at least four times on the phone since August 5.

Given the Saudi crown prince’s close ties with both Imran and Modi, he is likely to offer his ‘good offices’ to reduce tensions between the two neighbours.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2057377/1-islamabad-refuses-backdoor-talks-new-delhi/

well imran khan tried every thing in his sack of goodies to impress modi... for talks,

phone calls, congradulations wishes... miss calls,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, modi is not playing ball..........

in fact india dont want ant talks,,,,

Hitler is also alleged to have killed/gassed 6 million+ Jews, a figure that a lot of Pakistanis on this forum dispute or call into question.

How many muslims has Modi killed ?

even 6 millions are too less .............should have been 60 millions,,,,,, end of problem

 

[Longhorn]

Ok- Best wishes to Mr. Imran Khan. if it matters to the world and impacts Modi image.

Best wishes to Sri Modi Ji.
May he have another term in office after this one.
He is the best thing to happen to Pakistan in a while.

 

[CodeforFood]

Obviously there would a reaction from Pakistan but can that reaction would able to bring back Arti 370 or Article 35A are still to be seen? Chances are bleak. Surprise us!

Right now attention of the world is in imminent Saudi -Iran tussle.

We don't give rats about your constitutional action. For us Kashmir is still disputed and people of Kashmir will decide for themselves. We are not planning to back down on this.

 

[Crusher]

Is it the usual suspects?

Off course, the ones who are worried that their "monetary investments" in india will burn into smoke in case of any military conflict between Pakistan and india.

Gujrat killings is a reality whereas according to your own opinion holocaust is "accusation".

I can guarantee you that after 50 years from now there will be some nutjobs who would be saying at that time that "Gujrat killings" was also an "accusation" or "imaginary event" that didn't talk place in reality.

 

[khansaheeb]

Kashmir is red line of Pakistan . KSA n UAE should hold back channel talks with Iran first . Good going by Pakistan .

Zions are conveniently distracting the Arabs for Modi with their Iran game, nice strategic game being played out. Muslim world put militarily on the defensive on all fronts. They seem to be on control of the board and are always making the attacking moves.

 

[war&peace]

Off course, the ones who are worried that their "monetary investments" in india will burn into smoke in case of any military conflict between Pakistan and india.

More than their investments, they have joined the block of the zionists and they cannot win their freedom and for that I think Iran has also played a very negative role as well by interfering in the middle east so GCC countries are forced more and more towards the zionists.

 

[fitpOsitive]

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan has refused to engage in backdoor diplomacy with India after some powerful countries as well as certain Muslim states sought de-escalation in the brewing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours over Kashmir.

Prime Minister Imran Khan was also requested to tone down his verbal attacks on his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in which he equated him with Adolf Hitler.

However, Pakistan has turned down the requests and made it clear that it would only engage with India through quiet or conventional diplomacy after New Delhi was persuaded to meet certain conditions, officials privy to the development told The Express Tribune.

These conditions include lifting of the curfew and other restrictions imposed in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), a day before India stripped the disputed region of its special status on August 5.

When the deputy foreign minister of Saudi Arabia and the foreign minister of UAE travelled together to Islamabad on September 3, they came with a ‘message’ on behalf of their leadership as well as some other powerful countries urging Pakistan to engage in backchannel diplomacy with India.

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Al-Nahyan met both Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa during their daylong trip. They also held a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other senior officials.

“The discussions were so confidential that only top officials of the foreign ministry were allowed to sit in those meetings,” an official told The Express Tribune requesting anonymity.

According to the official, both the Saudi and UAE diplomats conveyed their willingness to play a role in defusing tensions between Pakistan and India. One of the proposals on the table was to encourage both countries to hold backdoor talks with each other.

While the international interlocutors were willing to persuade India to ease some of the restrictions imposed in IOK, they requested Pakistan to stop targeting Modi.

Since August 5, Prime Minister Imran has repeatedly targeted the Indian prime minister, questioning his links with Hindu extremist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and even equating him with Hitler.

The Indian prime minister, during one of his telephonic conversations with US President Donald Trump, complained about PM Imran’s blistering verbal attacks on him.

While those international efforts helped prevented any serious escalation in tensions as also mentioned by President Trump recently, Pakistan refused to agree to any kind of engagement with India.

After the Pulwama incident that led the two countries on the brink of war, Pakistan, with the help of international players, engaged with India through backchannels to prevent further escalation in tensions. But this time, Pakistan has made it clear that it would not engage in a dialogue with India unless there was a third party intervention and guarantees.

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal, at his last weekly briefing, had categorically said there was no backdoor diplomacy under way with India to normalise the situation.

Pakistan’s tougher stance is aimed at capitalising the positive momentum it has gained in Kashmir diplomacy. The opinion within the power corridors is that Pakistan should continue with this approach during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York.

PM Imran has already announced that in his address on September 27 at the UNGA session, he would expose India’s illegal move in occupied Kashmir.

But at the same time, international players have not yet given up efforts to encourage both sides to open some channels of communication.

The issue of Kashmir will certainly figure prominently during PM Imran’s two-day trip to Saudi Arabia that will start from September 19.

His visit is seen as significant against the backdrop of the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and India. Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman has spoken with PM Imran at least four times on the phone since August 5.

Given the Saudi crown prince’s close ties with both Imran and Modi, he is likely to offer his ‘good offices’ to reduce tensions between the two neighbours.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2057377/1-islamabad-refuses-backdoor-talks-new-delhi/

Backdoor diplomacy here means : nothing.

 

[SIPRA]

Backdoor diplomacy here means : nothing.

In case of India, even front door diplomacy means: NOTHING.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Comparing the fascist Modi with Hitler perfectly working and hurting them on diplomatic front. Seriously if you compare both the jerks, they ain't different after all.

- Hitler hated jews, Modi hates Muslims
- Hitler used to prosecute his own people and others so as Modi, as India considers Kashmiris/Maoists/Nagas as Indians
- Hitler was war monger so as this illiterate chai wala, Modi
- Hitler was racist and had supremacy complex so as Modi

Modi is a rubbish uneducated version of Hitler. Hitler would never associate with this clown.

If this news is true, excellent! Maintain this posture at ALL costs. Hindustan has realised it cannot lift its military siege because the second it lifts the armed siege and releases political prisoners, there will be massive protests and paralysis of Kashmir.

However the world is slowly pressuring India to lift the siege.

India has shagged itself.

The other possible scenario is that Pak is engaging in backdoor diplomacy with India while selling the public some b.s. This is plausible because our leadership still needs favours from various power brokers in view of FATF etc. I would be disappointed if this was the case.

 

[SIPRA]

Modi is a rubbish uneducated version of Hitler. Hitler would never associate with this clown.

Hitler would not have even allowed this clown to make tea for him.

 

[Thamizh Puli]

Pakistan hired Holland & Knight as their lobbyist firm in July this year; That gets them a few articles and interviews with some news channels and leading news papers. As long as Pakistan pays their bill, they can get some such noisy PR - the irony is, the firm was signed up for lobbying and instead is being used as a very expensive media buyer. I have to say Imran or whoever came up with this is smart to that extent.

What people of Pakistan as well as their establishment seems to have miscalculated is, the way they see themselves represented is not the way the rest of the world does.

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

There can not be any talks of hatefilled, murderous GanguFacistRegime

Any politician who takes such a step will sign his/her political suicide note... any hint of back channel talks will be betrayal of PakKashmiris who have given life, limb and honour of Our PakKashmiri Sisters and Daughters...

NO Talk with FacistGanguRegime ... Ganguz can never be trusted... if we haven't learnt this in these past 73 years.. we never will.

Always remember APS!

Agreed 100%

 

[khansaheeb]

Modi is a rubbish uneducated version of Hitler. Hitler would never associate with this clown.

If this news is true, excellent! Maintain this posture at ALL costs. Hindustan has realised it cannot lift its military siege because the second it lifts the armed siege and releases political prisoners, there will be massive protests and paralysis of Kashmir.

However the world is slowly pressuring India to lift the siege.

India has shagged itself.

The other possible scenario is that Pak is engaging in backdoor diplomacy with India while selling the public some b.s. This is plausible because our leadership still needs favours from various power brokers in view of FATF etc. I would be disappointed if this was the case.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Kashmir is red line of Pakistan . KSA n UAE should hold back channel talks with Iran first . Good going by Pakistan .

Bravo !

 

[SkyWolf]

Pak has fallen in to Modi's trap... He made Imran to spent his energy for Kashmir instead on bring Pak out of Economic mess. 2 weeks down the line FATF will gives its verdict, best out come for Pak is not getting black listed. IK was made to choose between Pak and Kashmir, he chose Kashmir. Kashmir from India perspective, lock down will be relaxed most part of J&k, Valley might be locked down for long. Honestly, we don't mind, even if 20% of Kashmir is locked down for an year for us India greater than Kashmir. Ppl will fall in line once they understand that their behaviour will be benchmark for relaxation of restrictions. If Kashmiri ppl are that against India, no clamp down will stop from roiting and revolution. No bullet is fired in last 40 days, this is the hard Truth. We will see how long IK can talk about Kashmir ignoring Pak, at max he will raise Kashmir another 3 months after that.... He has to firefight domestic issues.... One more thing apart from other loan repayments, from 2020 Pak has to pay a minimum of 700 millions to China for CEpec. If Pak is black listed, milk will be 200 per liter, ordinary ppl of any country doesn't care about Kashmir than their day today life., If inflation is not contained, public roiting will happen....

Your ilk has been predicting our demise for 73 years. When the earthquake, thousand year flood, WOT, TTP and India simultaneously did not bring us down -- then who is this MC modi?

Worry about 700 million indians that live on 2$ a day instead of the rot in Pakistan. Don't worry about cow milk in Pakistan, we don't worry about cow urine prices in India.