India and Pakistan will never fight a war, to even think of it is foolish: Imran Khan
"There have been mistakes on both sides. (But) We should not live in the past. It should be used to learn lessons."
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Zee Media Bureau
Updated:
Nov 28, 2018, 16:38 PM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday borrowed heavily from cricketing nuances and literary works to highlight the need for his country to better relations with India. Speaking shortly after the
laying the foundation stone for Kartarpur Corridor, he said the two nuclear-armed countries will never fight a war against each other.
Cricketer-turned-politician-turned-PM Imran said that cricketers who take risks and break the norms tend to be more successful than those who don't. He used the reference to explain just why both Pakistan and India should let go off traditional rivalries. "Where Pakistan and India stand today, we have seen such a situation for 70 years now. We will stay stuck this way unless we break the shackles of the past and stop blaming each other. There have been mistakes on both sides. (But) We should not live in the past. It should be used to learn lessons," he said.
Imran also attempted to mount a defence for Sidhu who was criticised in India for hugging Pakistan Army chief during his previous visit. "I just don't get the reactions Sidhu got after his last visit. Here was a man who came with a message of peace. Peace is what all of us want. Both our countries are nuclear powers. There can never be any war between Pakistan and India and to even think of it is absolutely foolish," he said.
Even as Imran calls for peace, India has maintained that
bilateral talks cannot take place till Islamabad stops supporting terrorism. And while the Pakistani PM maintained that there needs to be a political will in India to establish good neighbourly relations, he did not address the issue of home-grown terrorism and the repeatedly established fact that the country's Army and ISI extends covert and overt support to terrorists.
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Imran Khan Approves Interim Province Status For Gilgit-Baltistan
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ISLAMABAD —Accepting the recommendations of a reforms committee, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan gave the approval to change the status of Gilgit-Baltistan to an interim province, a Pakistan media report said on Wednesday.
According to
Express News, a meeting was held on Tuesday, presided by the premier, in which the recommendations were presented.
PM Imran approved and directed that the recommendations be presented before the federal cabinet. The committee also recommended that the region is given due rights, the report quoting sources said.
The committee formed to bring constitutional and structural reforms in G-B held its second session on Tuesday, which was attended and presided by Federal Minister for Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Affairs Ali Ameen Khan in Islamabad.
During the meeting, the lower committee presented its recommendations, after which committee members met PM Imran at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The meeting at the PM House was also attended by Law minister Farogh Naseem, the attorney general of Pakistan, governor G-B, minister for defence, and other prominent figures.
https://kashmirobserver.net/2018/re...nterim-province-status-gilgit-baltistan-38238
I’m intrigued
Enlighten us who are not in the ‘know’
Both Pakistanis and Indians are in denial.
IK just approved making GB part of Pakistan.
Modi will shortly trifurcate Indian side.
Jammu & Ladakh would join India.
AJK + Kashmir Valley will become autonomous region like Switzerland.
If Navjot Singh Sidhu contests elections in Pakistan, he will win: Imran Khan
Imran Khan also ridiculed the criticism that Sidhu faced for his visit to Pakistan in August.
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Zee Media Bureau
Updated:
Nov 28, 2018, 17:13 PM IST
KARTARPUR: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said if Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu contests elections in Pakistan, he will win. He also ridiculed the criticism that Sidhu faced for his visit to Pakistan in August.
"I heard there was a lot of criticism of Sidhu when he went back after my oath-taking ceremony. I don't know why was he criticised. He was just talking about peace and brotherhood. He can come and contest election here in Pakistan's Punjab, he'll win," Khan said while speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kararpur corridor in Pakistan.
#WATCH Pakistan PM Imran Khan: I don't know why was Sidhu criticised (in India). He was just talking about peace. He can come and contest election here in Pakistan, he'll win. I hope we don't have to wait for Sidhu to become Indian PM for everlasting friendship b/w our nations.
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— ANI (
@ani)
November 28, 2018
Khan also added that Pakistan wants to mend ties with India. "If India takes one step forward then we will take two steps forward toward friendship. I the prime minister, my political party, the rest of our political parties, our army, all our institutions are all on one page. We want to move forward," Khan said. (Read
full report here)
The fondness that Imran Khan showed was not one-sided as his 'friend' Sidhu also heaped praises for the Pakistan Prime Minister. In his inimitable style, Sidhu took to poetry to express his gratitude to Imran for giving his nod to the Kartarpur Corridor. "Mera yaar, dildaar, Imran Khan," he said adding that his "big hearted" friend has kept his promise and ended 70 years of wait for the corridor.
"The Kartarpur Spirit can make pilgrims of us all, venturing out on a journey that breaks the barriers of history and opens the borders of the heart and the mind. A journey that our people can walk together towards, a future of shared peace and prosperity for India and Pakistan," he said ahead of the ceremony.
He added that there had been enough bad blood and that the corridor would be a major opportunity to open the doors of the hearts of the people. "Violence must stop and peace should return to the region," he said. Sidhu said that if the borders between both countries opened, it would be possible to transport goods to different parts of Pakistan and even others countries.
"This is my hope, this is my dream ... While there is blood in my veins, I will continue to thank both governments," he said. "My father used to tell me that Punjab Mail went till Lahore, I believe that it can go further till Peshawar, till Afghanistan," he said.
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