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NEW DELHI: Diplomats are working hard to make it possible for Indian and Pakistani prime ministers to end their aloofness so as to be able to meet in Kathmandu this month during the 18th Saarc summit, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.
“A useful opportunity is coming up in Kathmandu. It would be unfortunate if we cannot get the two leaders to sit together,” a source close to the quiet negotiations said on condition of anonymity.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif are scheduled to participate in the eight-nation November 25-27 summit, but both sides have fought shy of going public with the “first request” not the least because India is thought to have set stiff conditions.
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, when he was wearing the defence minister’s hat, said a week ago that New Delhi wanted to talk to Pakistan but only if Islamabad first gave up its parallel dialogue with Kashmir’s Hurriyat leaders and reined in the military along the border in Kashmir.
Pakistani sources say Islamabad could consider ways to stay in touch with Hurriyat without offending India. Pakistan is also prepared to restrain its border guards from getting into a spiral of tit-for-tat responses in order to calm down what has been a tense standoff over several weeks.
“Do they want to speak to the government of India or they want to speak to those who want to break India?” Mr Jaitley’s reference to the Hurriyat last week echoed the Chinese formulation on the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s India-based spiritual leader, who Beijing describes as a “splitist”.
Mr Jaitley stuck to India’s tough line on talks between the Hurriyat and Pakistan when he said Pakistan must make a “conscious” choice for peace. India, he said, was “ready to speak to Pakistan” and is “willing to normalise the relationship” but “then there are a few red lines”, he said to a group of Indian and international investors at the India Economic Summit in Delhi.
Mr Jaitley’s comments came days after India officially denied any plans for a meeting between Mr Modi and Mr Sharif during the Saarc summit in Kathmandu.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, in answer to a query at a briefing, was quoted as saying there was “no such proposal at hand” and that the issue of a meeting in Kathmandu was not under discussion.
He added that no request had been received from Pakistan for such a meeting and that “there is no request that we intend to give”.
“That is where we are,” he said, adding that there was still a month before the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Kathmandu where the heads of the eight member states would be present.
It was in Kathmandu during a previous Saarc summit that then military ruler Pervez Musharraf took Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee by surprise by walking up to a sulking Indian leader to shake hands with him amid loud applause from the other leaders.
Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2014
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Nov 13, 2014 06:59am
"Pervez Musharraf took Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee by surprise by walking up to a sulking Indian leader to shake hands with him amid loud applause from the other leaders."
Shoddy journalism. We expect facts from you, Dawn. "sulking Indian leader" is an opinion. Save it for the gossip columns.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:09am
Mr. PM, be magnanimous. Nothing to shy about. Request first for meeting. Let our neighbours feel pride in it. We can't change neighbours. All we can do is change attitudes!
People of Pakistan are sick of wars, distortions and hate filled politics. 65 years gone and how much more?!!!!! Let bygones be bygones. Please, for God sake.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:10am
Modi won't budge as he is living in the stratosphere.
Besides, India don't even think about Pakistan, anymore, except
when its politically convenient for India during the election time.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:12am
Why the desperation to have a meeting with communal war criminal and gangster?
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Nov 13, 2014 07:15am
Better for Nawaz Sharif to talk to the Hurriyat Conference leaders than Narendra Modi. After all, Kashmir is not just the core issue, it is the only issue. And Vajpayee was wrong in sulking. After all, what's a small Kargil and death of 550 Indian soldiers, and that too when he was in Pakistan on the invitation of Nawaz Sharif?
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Nov 13, 2014 07:18am
Article forgot to mention that after calling international community and UN, PakistanI leaders now see no other option than trying to talk to India (so that they can get a slap and go back to crying phase). Nothing will change in paki strategy of try to be relevant by sending militants across the border and keep raising Kashmir issue.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:29am
That was a nice gesture from Mushy when he went to shake hands with ABV.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:31am
What a serious joke?
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Nov 13, 2014 07:38am
Hope relationship improves between us ! We all need peace !
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Nov 13, 2014 07:53am
Both country, Pakistan and India must work with responsibility, understanding, most important, maturity to maintain peace, tranquility in the region, specially at the border, and fight equally against the incoming threat of IS, which is not good for both the nation.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:53am
So time for Nawaz to repeat history by walking up to Modi or present another Saaree though such tactics won't improve relationship between two countries. They can't live in peace with each other as western powers would like to sell them costly war equipments for years to come.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:55am
It is only government of Pakistan who is taking the initiative to improve the relationship for over last 16 months. Infact, during his election campaign NS kept on talking about improved relationships. Since then, India has its second PM and both the former and incumbent never reciprocated NS vision. The question is why our PM is bending backwards trying to meet Indian PM at every opportunity and making a fool of himself? Why not appoint a proper foreign minister and let the discussion start at that level or even at foreign secretary first? Like his governance his foreign policy sucks!
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Nov 13, 2014 07:58am
"It was in Kathmandu during a previous Saarc summit that then military ruler Pervez Musharraf took Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee by surprise by walking up to a sulking Indian leader to shake hands with him amid loud applause from the other leaders"
It is interesting that you refer to a "sulking" Vajpayee without any mention of why that night be the case. Kargill, parliament attack. Ring any bells?
"“A useful opportunity is coming up in Kathmandu. It would be unfortunate if we cannot get the two leaders to sit together,” a source close to the quiet negotiations said on condition of anonymity."
It would have been helpful if you had identified nationality of the source even if the source remained anonymous.
"Pakistani sources say Islamabad could consider ways to stay in touch with Hurriyat without offending India. Pakistan is also prepared to restrain its border guards from getting into a spiral of tit-for-tat responses in order to calm down what has been a tense standoff over several weeks."
If this is indeed the case, peace will be established anyway since India will not start ceasefire violations anyway. India would also be glad to extend a hand. But then question is talks to what end? Pakistan always pulls back when it comes time to implement any trade and visa liberalisation due o pressure from Pakistan army.
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Nov 13, 2014 08:11am
For the sake of civility and cordial relationship both Premiers of Pakistan & India should meet and talk. It will be a good gesture, a thaw, and a good start. It would be naïve for anyone to think that meeting between the two will solve many issues or Pak-India will become bhai-bhai. Pakistan & India have along way to go and it appears, which is unfortunately so, that the settlement of Kashmir issue is not going to come through talks or negotiations.
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Nov 13, 2014 08:15am
>Musharraf took Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee by surprise by walking up to a sulking
>Indian leader to shake hands with him
If you had made friendly overtures towards a person and he sneakily mounts an attack at the same time,
you would not "sulk" at them?
And a person resorting to subterfuge such as Kargil while the Indian leader was warmly embracing
the Pakistani Prime Minister in Lahore, claims a browny point by shaking hands? What a shallow gesture!
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Nov 13, 2014 08:26am
I don't think India Pakistan meeting is good at this point of time, because no one knows who is in charge of Pakistan now.. even if we speak to Pakistan and come to an agreement, is there any guarantee that the agreement will be accepted by everyone in Pakistan, no one knows that... so let the things become clear in Pakistan then we can talk to them
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Nov 13, 2014 08:33am
What does Pakistan have to do with SAARC? Last I heard it was an Arabic country...
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Nov 13, 2014 08:35am
Well this is Good. Now since there is no Violence happening on the LOC, there are good chances for this meeting. But having said that Pakistan should consider giving up violence of all sorts against India, to find long term solution of the problems.
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Nov 13, 2014 08:47am
"It was in Kathmandu during a previous Saarc summit that then military ruler Pervez Musharraf took Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee by surprise by walking up to a sulking Indian leader to shake hands with him amid loud applause from the other leaders." Sulking huh?? Do you even know this man?
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Nov 13, 2014 08:57am
I think that the most important thing is the context of the mistakes of those who came and tried to master flight, but failed to learn from their mistakes and never attempted to correct him and continue to exercise the same. There are also certain truths that existed in past historical contexts that simply do not apply today so a certain mistake a decade ago may no longer be a mistake in the current prevailing situation. The wise learn from others.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:16am
Pakistan turned down Bajpayee's genuine soft approach but Mr.Modi is different old fooling tactics will not work with him.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:21am
Yes, off course Nawaz's son is keen to invest in India.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:22am
If Modi and his admins constantly put up roadblocks and caveats instead of constructive initiatives, then Pakistan doesn't need to engage with Modi. India thinks it can corner Pakistan with ludicrous requests, and Pakistan will simply keep passive and fold under illogical Indian demands. NS is a weak leader, yet he won't dare consider entertaining such dimwitted issues.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:26am
If Pakistan agrees to talk then we will claim that we have straightened them up. If they don't agree to talk then it will show that they are not serious. Either way we will win. Finally even if they talk, there is no use because they ain't getting no nothin from us.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:28am
Of course Vajpayee had a reason to he disenchanted with Musharraf. Musharraf was the architect of Kargil, not to forget that Musharraf had then taken over the reigns of the country as dictator.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:35am
Well, One can talk till the dawn, but there are other power houses in Pakistan to spoil the game.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:51am
There is no shyness in good leaders. Is it really shyness or their high egos.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:59am
Pakistan has always welcomed India with an open heart for dialogue, regardless of all the regrets or whatever india has been doing since ages in Blochistan and parts of Pakistan. The level of acceptance and tolerance at indian side for Pakistan is very low as compared to Pakistan. History shows and proves that india has never took any step to initiate peaceful dialogue with Pakistan, nor their parliament, their opposition, their sarkar, nor even their media or not even their media brainwashed people. Our media should understand that peace is the only solution for these two countries as both are capable enough to start war but that will be the war of the worlds, with no benefit to anyone except the west.
Salute to Gen. Pervez Musharraf for his gesture towards india during last saarc summit. Peace
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Nov 13, 2014 10:20am
Why our government is so weak? why are we desperate to meet this arrogant leader? Why we have lost self-respect?
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Nov 13, 2014 10:28am
@Sikandar And the very same sulking Pervez Musharraf was the architect behind the Kargil War.
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Nov 13, 2014 10:43am
Wonder if modi talking to gen. Raheel would be more fruitful than talking to the other sharief? Oh of course there is a question of protocol. Maybe gen. Raheel can also go to Kathmandu. Just thinking out aloud.
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Nov 13, 2014 10:49am
@Sikandar
Well prove otherwise...
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Nov 13, 2014 10:52am
"Pakistan is also prepared ....... a tense standoff over several weeks". Grow a spine PMLN!!
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Nov 13, 2014 11:01am
@Arshad Khan , well said bro . salute from a Indian .
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Nov 13, 2014 11:06am
They should do Yoga together it will help them both to get in touch with reality .
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Nov 13, 2014 11:10am
Modi has been talking business with Japan, China, ASEAN, Australia etc. All that cannot happen without a calm
neighbourhood. So Modi will definitely want to talk to Pakistan and improve bilateral trade relations but he will
want Nawaz Sharif to have the Pakistan Government, Army, ISI and any other independent institutions behind
him else what is the point ?
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Nov 13, 2014 11:10am
The two countries could not be friends in the last 67 years; let us resolve to be enemies and have some war once in a whle to keep our armies engaged
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Nov 13, 2014 11:16am
Pakistan problem with India must be put to an end. Its advantage is being taken by terrorists etc who does not want it to happen.Next will be the IS which surely will put Pakistan in a FIX. Hope some productive measures are taken to draw in peace
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Nov 13, 2014 11:19am
@Faisal - Because your government obviously has more information than you do. They know what is happening and they are trying to tackle it. Its not just Nawaz Sharif. Gilani did the same thing and Zardari was no different. And what did Musharraf do? When he was the army chief, he was feeling very adventurous but as soon as he became President then he realised that things are not so easy. Please don't make it a matter of gaiyrat every time. Please be practical.
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Nov 13, 2014 11:22am
if PM Nawaj Sharif want to stable as a PM of Pakistan then avoid the talk with india as according to Pak Army
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Nov 13, 2014 11:25am
Pakistan has always welcomed India with an open heart for dialogue, regardless of all the regrets or whatever india has been doing since ages in Blochistan and parts of Pakistan. The level of acceptance and tolerance at indian side for Pakistan is very low as compared to Pakistan. History shows and proves that india has never took any step to initiate peaceful dialogue with Pakistan, nor they want peaceful relation....nor their parliament, their opposition, their sarkar, nor even their media or not even their people. Our media should understand that peace is the only solution for these two countries as both are capable enough to start war but that will be the war of the worlds, with no benefit to anyone except the west.
Salute to Gen. Pervez Musharraf for his gesture towards india during last saarc summit. Peace
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Nov 13, 2014 11:40am
In this century, power grows out of a country's economy. Whether we like it or not, which ever country has more prosperous population along with larger GDP, will dictate terms in setting agenda. That way, NaMo has a clear vision - he has set 'Economic Diplomacy' as a method for advancing India's image with other countries. Let's get out of the habit of politics setting the agenda and make economy the driver. India has a weaker economy than China and so has to tolerate China in many areas. Pakistan has a weaker economy than India and so Pakistan has to tolerate India in many areas also. No hard feelings here.
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Nov 13, 2014 11:52am
All this is fine. But nothing will fundamentally change till Pakistani people become master of their own fate - when the Pakistani state will start representing its common people - rather than representing some landed elites and some bull-headed generals. Until Pakistan starts making decisions for the benefit of its common people, nothing will change.
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Nov 13, 2014 11:55am
The present government can only bent against Indian government and ask for table talk but when it comes to domestic politics, they consider it as an insult and would linger on the political crisis to ensure the whole nation is paralysed for years and years.
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Nov 13, 2014 11:57am
@Arshad Khan people like you in both sides can change the fate of India and Pakistan. Very well said.
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Nov 13, 2014 12:10pm
Keeping ego aside both leaders to understand the ground reality and sort out the issue. Both leaders are having lot of compulsions at home country, for taking hard steps.
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Nov 13, 2014 12:21pm
How naive it is to even compare Vajpayee with Musharaff. And sulking and all that.. Vajpayee is on death bed and 10 days after his death half of Indians will shave heads as per Hindu tradition..
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Nov 13, 2014 12:22pm
@trend Yoga was generated in present day Pakistan. So why not?
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Nov 13, 2014 12:26pm
People talking about Kargil conveniently forget about Siachen.
Nothing good will come out of the meeting. Well atleast one would hope, the animosity in the border and the rhetoric would go down one notch.
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Nov 13, 2014 12:27pm
@AYZA Pakistan is in danger of having all aid stopped and having economic and trade sanctions imposed on it for aiding and abetting terrorism all across the globe. Wonder why, US, UN or even your OIC do not pay Pakistan any attention. You will have to talk else you will lose lunch money.
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Nov 13, 2014 12:38pm
NS dying to see Modi for his millions of dollars investment in India. No bigger shame than running after the one who doesn't want to see him. Same was the case in Washington to see Obama!
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Nov 13, 2014 12:40pm
All these are just waste of time, if NS and his civilian govt can't control the military
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Nov 13, 2014 12:52pm
Sharif Saheb, do not indulge in theatrics. You are no Musharraf and Modi is no Vajpayee. Nor does South Asia care any more for us to applause.
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Nov 13, 2014 12:56pm
Waste of time and effort on Pakistans part. Modi has already shown us his true colours. Modi is an immature playground politician. The language and tone of India just to arrange a meeting is disgusting and unacceptable.
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Nov 13, 2014 12:58pm
Today 7 Indian army men got life sentence for killing 3 kashmeeris by mistake after that they tried to brand them as terrorists. This is not first time military men convicted in India for killing innocent people. Dear Pakistani friends don't fall in to your elete class propaganda and deviation tactics. Please check the facts with your own senses. I have more Pakistani friends than Indians I can tell you this India and Indians are different than what majority of Pakistanis think. These talks happens and breaks but we will never become friendly countries until we know the truth and admitt the facts. E.g one Pak friend said during partition Muslims killed Hindus and Hindus killed Muslims. He is a good man but that is what he believed , I explained him only Muslims in Pakistan killed Hindus, Hindus did not kill Muslims.(some Sikhs but not Hindus). Next day he came up with archives that sates massacres happen on both sides, it took me few days to make him understand why British and Indian media reported the news in that way and I explainned everything with statistical facts that Hindus did not kill Muslims. Pakistani people need understand why they taught distorted history and brain washed with hatred.
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Nov 13, 2014 01:02pm
@Ashish "Last I heard it was an Arabic country..." Any reference to support that?
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Nov 13, 2014 01:04pm
@Sikandar "We expect facts from you, Dawn. "sulking Indian leader" is an opinion". Just take a look at the video of that handshake. Then tell me whether its just Dawns opinion or not. Look at the body language of both leaders.
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Nov 13, 2014 01:10pm
@Dr Haroon
Are you an educated illiterate Sir ? Please read the Hamadoor Rahman Commission Report to understand what communal war criminals are.
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Nov 13, 2014 01:11pm
There is so much to do. Need of the hour is action not talks. Talking is futile unless backed by action. There is no time for useless talks. Action first please.
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Nov 13, 2014 01:46pm
"Sulking Indian Leader to Shake Hands?" I wonder whether Moderators are kept only to vigil the comments by Dawn and reporters go unfiltered, I am sorry to say that I didn't expect such reporting from Dawn.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:06pm
It is in the germ cell of the current generation of Pak journalists to use questionable adjectives (sulking) when discussing top Indian politicians. It also seems to be their tradition to ignore the political changes in Pakistan & India that affect their relationship. The current Pak PM's speeches and actions on Kashmir spring as a reaction to the activities of a 'bongo' politician IK who lacks even the basic curtsies that most politicians accord to each other. NS has to secure his right wing. I would be surprised if Modi & Co do not understand this. Consequently, the personal chemistry and, more importantly, their shared dream of the two countries living and trading in harmony for the benefit of both but slightly more of Pakistan, cannot be discarded because of IK's antics. There will be a meeting between the two PM's at SAARC though there will be no negotiations on Indo-Pak issues. There is, therefore, no point in making it a song and dance issue. Beyond that Modi-Sharif duo will set Indian and Pakistan on the new "Silk Road" road of friendship and prosperity.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:07pm
Nawaz will go down first.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:10pm
Pakistan for sale. Why not allow india buy a piece of the cake?
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Nov 13, 2014 02:39pm
@Umar Aftab indians cant even take care of their own people; and besides Pakistanis are too much a nationalistic people, no land of ours will go to the enemy
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Nov 13, 2014 02:47pm
Why are we so obsessed with India. Is there nothing elso for us to do. We have far more on our plate than we can handle. India can wait. Let us improve our internal mess first and then think about our externa issues. The economy, energy, security and health issues that plague us need urgent resolution. Once a calm, peaceful and stable environment is created and the writ of the State established across the length and breadth of the country, the world will be more willing to talk, listen and conduct business with us. For starters, we can begin by removing our petty differences on the basis of colour, creed and religion and uniting as One Nation. Let's all work together diligently and selflessly for a better, successful and more prosperous Pakistan. Inshallah together we can make a difference and make this country the next economic South Asian Tiger.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:50pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad - Why everything is a "serious joke" to you?
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Nov 13, 2014 02:53pm
@Sikandar he was sulking, can't hide that.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:53pm
no way. we dont need indian friendship at all. once india stop making dam on our waters, free kashmir, siachin, creek else then we think about it.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:54pm
@Shamsher singh bajwa hope never.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:59pm
PM Modi should not waste his time.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:59pm
@AYZA - True, but NS' business interests override national interests. Its not beyond NS to bend-over to appease.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:05pm
@Kobe , As cheap as the person himself.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:15pm
Last time NS met Modi he presented him with a sari for his mother. This time Modi will present NS with a kameez without a shalwar.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:21pm
Pakistan... SAARC... Don't you guys claim to be descendants of Arabs? Gazwa e Hind... Bla bla!!! Has your RCC (religious contacting conglomerate) given given the permission to conduct a bond?
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Nov 13, 2014 03:27pm
@khan choice is yours not of India. we will continue to develop the way we like despite the irritation of our ( good ) neighbour.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:31pm
@khan - Only if wishes were horses. Best of luck, keep dreaming.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:39pm
@SHR You are a perfect human being. It is typical human nature to think that , mistake is always from the other side. This is the origin of most of the conflicts in the world. Luckily some human being have the ability to stand on the shoe of the adversary.
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Nov 13, 2014 04:14pm
@kashor I think pakistan did a lot but indian side is not serious enough,
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Nov 13, 2014 04:41pm
@Gp65 there is no point in any talks with India. Relations are going to be the same for centuries to come and both sides should accept it. It is just like that in life as well. If you don't get on well with your neighbour then you just ignore that neighbour and get on with life. There is so much hatred in India for Pakistan that any talks are meaningless as they are always thinking of how to hurt Pakistan. Unfortunately for India, inspite of our incompetent leadership we are still here and compete with them in every field including sports. Once we get sincere people leading the country then we shall progress at a much faster rate then Indians but will never be dictated by them in any field
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Nov 13, 2014 04:44pm
After every Indo-Pak agreement, Pak starts a war. Whenever Pak makes an agreement; it is a prelude to a war. India is cognizant of that. India wants no agreement on war. There are so many Indo-Pak agreements, there is no need or room for a new agreement. India says if Pakistan wants to have a war, let's do it without an agreement.
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Nov 13, 2014 05:10pm
There is no point in meeting just for the sake of meeting and a photo-op shake hand. As many Pakistani commentators suggested, Pakistan has a lot on its plate. Let Pakistan sort out the internal mess, energy crisis, water crisis, polio crisis etc. India can wait.
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Nov 13, 2014 05:18pm
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. As far as indo pak leadership is concerned, i don't think they have the willingness nor the characteristic...it is their false ego always in their way. pervez Mushraf was far better dictator than an elected ones. In a world of democracies, in a world where the great projects that have set humanity on fire are the projects of the emancipation of individuals from entrenched social division and hierarchy; in such a world individuals must never be puppets or prisoners of the societies or cultures into which they have been born.
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Nov 13, 2014 05:35pm
Suppose both do meet, what is N.S. going to tell N.M. and what will N.M. tell N.S. same stuff that their predecessors have said to each other, besides that nothing new. Pakistan knows itself better now, it has had four wars with India. India being a very old civilization and nation, having people of different religions, different languages, different ethnic backgrounds, different geography, history, culture, has a far far in depth maturity, it has lived under the Moguls, under various Raja's, Nawab's, under the British, Hinduism is of the oldest religions, all these things and many other things count. Unfortunately for Pakistan, the "cards" are limited. One reader obliquely referred to the "bomb" another referred to America telling India that unless the Kashmir issue is "resolved" the U.S. cannot promote India as a permanent security member at the U.N. So what can really Pakistan expect in practical terms? that is the question that Pakistani's have to ask themselves and answer themselves. The world is now quite open, there are really no secrets as such, and therefore what is there really to talk about, if we know each other so well, we know the questions that they will ask, and they know what we will ask, and we also know all the answers
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Nov 13, 2014 06:27pm
This meeting would be a complete waste of time and wouldn't bring anything on the table. With so much of internal crisis within Pakistan it only makes sense to sort them first and then have a dialogue with India. How can an unstable country only think of Kashmir when they cannot have a stable civilian government?. India on the other hand have their own priories and set of problems to deal with.
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Nov 13, 2014 06:44pm
There is no harm in sending a request meeting by either country. It would only show on the part of requesting country their keenness to resolve long standing issues between the two neighboring countries. NS is well advised to take initiative without feeling least amount of shyness.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:17pm
@Arshad Khan I agree with you fully we should work together
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Nov 13, 2014 07:20pm
If at all there is a solution, only Modi can make it happen because he is a strong leader and decision maker.
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Nov 14, 2014 01:42am
@Akhtar Time will tell who is immature if it has not dawned on you yet!
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Nov 14, 2014 05:18am
@Mohammed Cant be proved anything to Pakistan, as everything which goes against their set thinking is a conspiracy by Zionist.
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Nov 14, 2014 05:20am
@Raj I agree with you Raj, this is the best time for Pakistan to solve this issue for once and all as Mahamahim Modiji is a decisive leader.
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Nov 14, 2014 08:12am
Modi is in action to save his side-kick. Modi you will lose big time by siding a sinking ship of Nawaz. If you want a sincere friendship ask people of Pakistan and reach them with sincerity.
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