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Pak puts off its reaction for the second day
Islamabad, Oct 28: Maintaining that New Delhi `cannot unilaterally implement` some of its proposals to normalise ties with Islamabad, Pakistan put off the announcement of its reaction to Indian proposals in the last minute for the second day today.
Much to the surprise of media here, the Pakistan Foreign
Office has cancelled a press meet by Foreign Secretary Riaz
Khokhar, to announce Pakistan's reaction to Indian proposals
as well as unveil Islamabad's WN proposals to improve ties
with India.
"The media meet is postponed as there are some
additional dimensions to be studied," Pakistan Foreign Office
spokesman Masood Khan told reporters here.
He however declined to give details of the "additional
dimensions" and also denied that the announcement by India
today to implement some of its proposals was the reason.
Reacting to India's announcement today that it decided to
implement some of its proposals like permitting 20 more
children to obtain free treatment in India for heart ailments,
allow 65 year old to cross through Wagha border by foot and
deploy additional bus services in the New Delhi-Lahore route,
Khan said "they cannot be implemented unilaterally."
He said while India can permit 20 more children in
addition to the existing 20 to obtain free treatment to
India, New Delhi cannot implement proposals like permitting
senior citizens to cross and increase bus services without
consultations with Pakistan.
Bureau Report