Mumbai, May 13: A visiting Pakistani Parliamentary delegation today mooted the idea of joint patrols at the Indo-Pak border to tackle cross-border terrorism and suggested setting on lines of EU a union between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to develop trade. "Time has come to address the issue of cross-border terrorism face to face. Our point is there is no such thing but India says there is. So we should have joint patrolling from both sides or establish a neutral body, which India and Pakistan can trust to oversee this issue", leader of the delegation Saleem Jan Mazari said at an interactive session, organised by Indian merchants' chamber here. Stressing that the delegation was on an unofficial visit to India with an aim to drive home the message of peace, love and friendship to Indians, he said both the governments have been seeking a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue but "they have not specified it." "In my mind, the Pakistan occupied Kashmir cannot be taken away by force and same is the case with Kashmir here", he said adding "this issue cannot be solved by war". Mazari said "there are certain people across the border and over here whose benefit lies in both countries not coming together and we have to be aware of them".

The people should come together and encourage both the governments to go along with the mood of the masses, he said.

Mazari, however, said the issues, which cannot be solved overnight should be kept in abeyance.

Bureau Report