ISLAMABAD – Pakistani government and the military desired to hold talkswith India for regional peace.
In an interview to BBC Urdu, Information Minister Fawad Ch said that thePakistan desired to hold talks with India for peace, but the incumbentgovernment has not received any positive signals from India. He stressedthat Imran Khan gave several indications about talks but no positivefeedback has been received.
The information minister announced that Pakistan will soon open theKartarpur border for Sikh pilgrims. “The Sikhs will be allowed to visitGurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur without having any visa. A system has beenformed for the pilgrims entering Pakistan,” he noted.
“The Indian BJP-led government had taken votes in general election throughanti-Pakistan campaign. So the real issue of Indian incumbent government isvotes because if his government comes forward for friendship with Pakistan,then It may be lose their votes,” Fawad Ch mentioned.
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He also said that the military leadership backs the government’s desire tohold talks. “Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff GeneralQamar Javed Bajwa realised Pakistan cannot make progress alone,” hementioned. “The country’s progress linked with the development of theregion, if there will be no peace in the region, every country will suffer,he added.
To a question, the minister said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI)policy pertaining to India is entirely different from the one adopted bythe previous government. “In our policy, all the institutions are on thesame page and share the same mindset,” he termed.
