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Peace in war-torn Afghanistan only via Kashmir, Pakistan tells US

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WASHINGTON: For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in war-torn Afghanistan to the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be "compartmentalised".

"Road to peace in Kabul lies in Kashmir in the sense that when you talk of peace, you cannot compartmentalise peace, you can't segregate a section... ok you can have peace in Kabul and let Kashmir burn. That is not going to happen," Pakistan Prime Minister's special envoyon Kashmir Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said here.

"So you (US) talk of a comprehensive peace settlement, so let the people of South Asia not be hostage to the hostility of the past. Let them move forward," said Syed, Chairman of the Pakistan Senate's Defence and Defence Production Committee said during an interaction at Washington-based think-tank Stimson Centre.
He is accompanied by Shezra Mansab, a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, as Special Envoys of Pakistan Prime Minister on Kashmir.

"Our core issue this time is Kashmir and no peace can prevail in the region, if this issue is not solved. It is an international dispute. It is not an internal problem. The stakes are very high now, we are nuclear neighbours so we need to have peace on the issue of Kashmir and then rest of the things can be solved," Mansab said.

She added that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has offered peace talks "without any preconditions" but it has been consistently rejected by India.

"The way to move forward is negotiations. We are ready to talk on any subject. It is India which says that it is willing to talk about only one subject. We are ready to talk on that subject as well as other subjects," she said.

Referring to the lackluster response that they received during their visit to Washington DC, Michael Krepon of the Stimson Centre asked as to why the US should interfere in this.

"Why, when it is so hard for the US to my embarrassment to get involved in more helpful way in Syria, why should the US listen to the argument to beJaish-e-Mohammad thing, it takes two to tango. If India is now planning to host separatists from Pakistan who have also been involved in killing of people. And India is naming the province of Balochistan at the level of the Prime Minister. What would happen if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif starts talking of Khalistan, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, Sikkim or the Maoist insurgency... we do not want to do that because that is interference in the internal affairs of a neighboring country. You are changing the rules of the game It becomes tit for tat," he said.

"We would say give us all the evidence that you have about Masood Azhar ," he said.

"Pakistan's legal process (on Mumbai attack) is already moving. We are waiting for some evidence, which was not provided by the Indian side. We are moving on that," Syed said.
http://m.timesofindia.com/world/pak...ir-Pakistan-tells-US/articleshow/54735495.cms
 
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Nop Pakistan is telling Uncle Sam and sending message to India and Afghanistan. You want peace in region then better solve Kashmir

That is oxymoron my friend and look where it has brought Pakistan into, a country whose civilians are begging the miltiary to change course because nobody in the world is listening to them anymore.
It also provides one more reason for Afghans to create strong institution because on one hand Pakistan complains that the Afghan issue is only because Durand Line and now its attaching Afghan security to Kashmire, next it will be Afghan security connected to Pakistani interests in Africa :P

We as Afghans couldn't care less whether you make peace with India or not, just keep us away from your wars and if you try to bring to Afghanistan which you have been then you will feel the heat as well.

Pathetic logic.

This blackmail do not work !

This blackmail has been ongoing for a while, first they said if assistance to Pakistan is stopped Pakistan will do this and that,US assistance is going downwards, then they said if F16s are not provided to Pakistan then there will be hell [ nothing happend] , next time it will be if Pakistan is not provided a share in the dimonds of Congo then no peace with Afghanistan.

The leadership in Pakistan seems to think the world is run by idiots.
 
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This blackmail do not work !

That is oxymoron my friend and look where it has brought Pakistan into, a country whose civilians are begging the miltiary to change course because nobody in the world is listening to them anymore.
It also provides one more reason for Afghans to create strong institution because on one hand Pakistan complains that the Afghan issue is only because Durand Line and now its attaching Afghan security to Kashmire, next it will be Afghan security connected to Pakistani interests in Africa :P

We as Afghans couldn't care less whether you make peace with India or not, just keep us away from your wars and if you try to bring to Afghanistan which you have been then you will feel the heat as well.

Pathetic logic.



This blackmail has been ongoing for a while, first they said if assistance to Pakistan is stopped Pakistan will do this and that,US assistance is going downwards, then they said if F16s are not provided to Pakistan then there will be hell [ nothing happend] , next time it will be if Pakistan is not provided a share in the dimonds of Congo then no peace with Afghanistan.

The leadership in Pakistan seems to think the world is run by idiots.


This is not blackmailing or whatever you think.
It"s funny that everybody talks about peace, but only when and where it serves their own interests.

But in same time i have doubt about Afghans ability to live in peace due to their anceistral laws... they will retur to fight each others just for power.
 
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That is oxymoron my friend and look where it has brought Pakistan into, a country whose civilians are begging the miltiary to change course because nobody in the world is listening to them anymore.
It also provides one more reason for Afghans to create strong institution because on one hand Pakistan complains that the Afghan issue is only because Durand Line and now its attaching Afghan security to Kashmire, next it will be Afghan security connected to Pakistani interests in Africa :P

We as Afghans couldn't care less whether you make peace with India or not, just keep us away from your wars and if you try to bring to Afghanistan which you have been then you will feel the heat as well.

Pathetic logic.



This blackmail has been ongoing for a while, first they said if assistance to Pakistan is stopped Pakistan will do this and that,US assistance is going downwards, then they said if F16s are not provided to Pakistan then there will be hell [ nothing happend] , next time it will be if Pakistan is not provided a share in the dimonds of Congo then no peace with Afghanistan.

The leadership in Pakistan seems to think the world is run by idiots.
Well dude this type of diplomacy is not new in world politics. As a famous arther once said "In international Politics no one is friend or enemy . The friends and enemies are created based on national interest."
It's always give and take. Currently Uncle Sam wants to resolve Afghanistan issue. Or it wants to bring Taliban on table . And Pakistan says ok dude but what you will do for us in return for Kashmir? This is pure diplomacy.

As far as our civilians are concerned that no one in world listen to them . Then dude you are wrong again. As I explained to another gentleman yesterday. That only people that are criticizing government is the opposition parties. It's normal politics. The opposition always grill the government . Same like in India Congress and AAP is trolling BJP for video evidence of surgical strikes.
As far as assistance is concerned dude did you read the news today 500 Mil US dollars are pledged by Pakistan to Afghanistan in Brussels. So I guess you guys are getting Aid from us :)
And last about Congo diamonds . Dude who isn't interested in diamonds :). But currently the situation in our neighborhood is that much fucked up that we can't even think about it also :)
 
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So Pakistan is saying it will continue supporting terrorism in India and Afghanistan

what ever... go and do what ever your indian army can do ... stupid MODI cannot do anything , jsut lie on the media thats all..
 
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WASHINGTON: For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in war-torn Afghanistan to the resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both is required for peace and they cannot be "compartmentalised".

"Road to peace in Kabul lies in Kashmir in the sense that when you talk of peace, you cannot compartmentalise peace, you can't segregate a section... ok you can have peace in Kabul and let Kashmir burn. That is not going to happen," Pakistan Prime Minister's special envoyon Kashmir Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said here.

Don't know what Mushahid Hussein is implying here, but it will not sit well with US. Americans don't want to get involved in any tussle between India and Pakistan. So how will Pakistan respond if US says 'no?'

Would like to see this from a Pakistan news source too.
 
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We can live with status quo. After all we have lived with it for more than 70 years.
Well i would not recommend that because then proxy war i.e. dirty war will come in to aspect. In proxy war no rules or morals are followed the both sides try to cause as much damage as possible. The thing which we saw during cold war. And it will hurt India more than Pakistan. Because it's aspirations to become economic power will fail. As single attack on major city will drag investors away
 
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Basically Pakistan is saying, as long as Americans don't step in and force India to settle Kashmir as per Pakistan's wishes. They will not let peace prevail in Afghanistan.

But Americans are not stupid, they didn't buy this argument, when last time Pakistan had linked Afghnistan with Kashmir after 9/11. They are not gonna buy it now.

Even if by some miracle, Americans decide to interfere in Kashmir, they do not hold much sway with Indian government.

During Bush regime US tried to appoint a special envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir.
India never gave him a visa.
 
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Is Mushahid Hussein in US strictly to talk to media and think tanks? He can't be making the rounds with Congress because they are not in session.
 
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