ISLAMABAD – Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor has saidresolution of lingering Kashmir dispute is inevitable for reduction oftension in the region.

Talking to CNN, he noted that non resolution of the dispute is an obstaclein the way of peace in the region.

Referring to the Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir, Major General AsifGhafoor said there will surely be the Kashmiri reaction if India goes aheadwith the oppressive measures. He said there is also UN report on the Indiangross human rights violations in the held valley.

The DG ISPR said Pakistan released the Indian pilot as a goodwill gesture.It is now up to India as to what steps it takes for de-escalation.