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UN, international community has not done enough on Kashmir: Pak
Islamabad, Sept 22: As President Pervez Musharraf gears up to raise Kashmir issue in his address to the UN General Assembly, Pakistan today lashed out at the United Nations and international community for `not doing enough` to pressure India to hold talks with it to resolve the issue.
Islamabad, Sept 22: As President Pervez Musharraf gears up to raise Kashmir issue in his address to the UN General Assembly, Pakistan today lashed out at the United Nations and international community for "not doing enough" to pressure India to hold talks with it to resolve the issue.
"The international community is not doing enough. The UN has not done enough. The United Nations has been proactive in many other areas but not on Kashmir," Pakistan foreign office spokesman Masood Khan told a media briefing here today.
"It is not enough to issue statements. It has to be more active on resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute," he added.
Khan said that the international community should persuade Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to begin talks with Musharraf to discuss Kashmir and other issues.
"It is the responsibility of the international community to look for a breakthrough to end the conflict," he said replying to a question.
Khan's remarks came as Musharraf reached New York to address the UN General Assembly and meet US President George W Bush on Sept 24, during which he was expected to raise the slow pace of India-Pak peace process.
Asked whether the reluctance on the part of the international community to take a pro-active role to resolve the Kashmir issue was due to failure of the Pakistan foreign office to highlight it properly, Khan said "the answer is no and emphatic no".
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"It is not enough to issue statements. It has to be more active on resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute," he added.
Khan said that the international community should persuade Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to begin talks with Musharraf to discuss Kashmir and other issues.
"It is the responsibility of the international community to look for a breakthrough to end the conflict," he said replying to a question.
Khan's remarks came as Musharraf reached New York to address the UN General Assembly and meet US President George W Bush on Sept 24, during which he was expected to raise the slow pace of India-Pak peace process.
Asked whether the reluctance on the part of the international community to take a pro-active role to resolve the Kashmir issue was due to failure of the Pakistan foreign office to highlight it properly, Khan said "the answer is no and emphatic no".
Bureau Report