Pakistan Govt planning Proposal to Resolve Kashmir conflict: Human Rights Minister of Pakistan

August 27, 2018

Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has said that the incumbent govt. in Islamabad is preparing a proposal to resolve the Kashmir issue.

Mazari, made the statement during a talk hosted by Pakistan based journalist Nasim Zehra. "The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf" Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) govt. will prepare a proposal on resolving the Kashmir conflict within 1 week & present it in the cabinet. They'll also discuss the issue with other stakeholders," said Mazari adding, "The proposal is almost ready & we hope that it's considered soon."

In his 1st speech after winning the 25th July 2018 general elections, Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan said he wanted to have good relations with India & work to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue. Mentioning Kashmir as the core issue of dispute between the 2 nations, he added that it was about time that the 2 countries sat across the table & discussed the issues of concern.

"We should sit across & resolve the issues instead of we blaming India for problems in Balochistan & they blame us for problems in Kashmir. I can say that if you (India) will take one step forward, we will take 2 steps forward. The relationship between the 2 countries has been one-sided so far & Pakistan has been blamed for all sorts of terrorism in the world. We want friendship with India & want to resolve all issues through dialogue," PM Khan stated.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj is also likely to meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) in New York next month.

There have been ups & downs in the relations between the 2 countries in the past. The relations between the 2 nations took a further dip after the terror attacks by Pakistan-based groups in Pathankot in 2016.

The sentencing of retired Indian Naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav to death by a Pakistani military Court in April over espionage charges in 2017 further strained the already fragile bilateral relations between the two neighboring nations.