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Pak wants sustained dialogue with India: Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has expressed willingness to enter into a sustained and substantial dialogue with India on Kashmir and sought to dispel fears that his country`s nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of Islamic extremists.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has expressed willingness to enter into a sustained and substantial dialogue with India on Kashmir and sought to dispel fears that his country's nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of Islamic extremists.
Reiterating that "the root cause of India-Pakistan animosity and tension is the unresolved Kashmir issue," Musharraf told influential Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta that the two countries "have the obligation to the world community and to the people of Kashmir to resolve this problem in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions."
Expressing Islamabad's desire to enter into a 'sustained and substantial' dialogue on Kashmir issue, he, however, did not mention existing Simla and Lahore agreements as mechanisms for bilateral dialogue for resolving outstanding issues between the two South Asian neighbours.
Musharraf sought to dispel fears that Pakistan's nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of Islamic extremists and said "our nuclear weapons are safe. A streamline command system has been set up excluding accidental or unsanctioned use of nuclear weapons."
"The national command is tightly controlling Pakistani nuclear weapons with the help of specially-picked and trained personnel," the Pakistan President said.
Bureau Report
Reiterating that "the root cause of India-Pakistan animosity and tension is the unresolved Kashmir issue," Musharraf told influential Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta that the two countries "have the obligation to the world community and to the people of Kashmir to resolve this problem in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions."
Expressing Islamabad's desire to enter into a 'sustained and substantial' dialogue on Kashmir issue, he, however, did not mention existing Simla and Lahore agreements as mechanisms for bilateral dialogue for resolving outstanding issues between the two South Asian neighbours.
Musharraf sought to dispel fears that Pakistan's nuclear weapons may fall into the hands of Islamic extremists and said "our nuclear weapons are safe. A streamline command system has been set up excluding accidental or unsanctioned use of nuclear weapons."
"The national command is tightly controlling Pakistani nuclear weapons with the help of specially-picked and trained personnel," the Pakistan President said.
Bureau Report