PTI

Islamabad, December 29

Pakistan on Thursday stated that it needs good ties with India, however New Delhi ought to present seriousness in having a dialogue to resolve all excellent points, together with Kashmir.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated on the weekly briefing that Pakistan continues to pursue a coverage of peaceable neighbourhood, based mostly on mutual respect and sovereign equality, with all international locations of South Asia.

“Pakistan is interested in peace and dialogue and it is up to the Indian authorities to take a responsible position to improve relations,” she stated.

“Pakistan consistently maintained that bilateral relations cannot fully normalise until the resolution of the outstanding disputes, especially the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir,” she stated, including that Islamabad would make efforts for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute as per the UN resolutions.

Relations between India and Pakistan have been strained over the Kashmir concern and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

The ties between the 2 international locations nosedived after India abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the State into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019.

India’s resolution evoked a powerful response from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian envoy.

Trade ties between Pakistan and India have largely been frozen since then. India has instructed Pakistan that your entire Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh have been and can all the time be an integral and inalienable a part of the nation.

Baloch stated Pakistan needs good ties with different South Asian international locations, together with Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

She stated that Islamabad enjoys good ties with the main nations all over the world and would additional deepen the relations in days to come back.

She added Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited a number of international locations to show an curiosity in increasing and strengthening friendships all over the world.

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