Jammu, July 12: Urging the Centre to adopt a cautious approach while dealing with Pakistan, J-K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said a change in heart of the leadership in Islamabad was necessary for the success of Indo-Pak dialogue and normalisation of relations between the two neighbours. "It is good that the bus which left Delhi has reached Lahore with a clear message of peace and another bus from Lahore reached Delhi breaking the ice in the Indo-Pak relations. But this is not enough," Mufti said at a function where appointment letters and monetary relief were distributed to the next of kin of the 13 soldiers killed in fidayeen attack at Sunjwan army camp on June 28. "Unless there is change of hearts, in the leadership of Pakistan and mindset of the people of neighbouring country, these peace initiatives would not yield much dividends," he said.
Pleading for cautious approach, Sayeed recalled that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had gone to Lahore in a bus extending a hand of friendship but what India got in return was Kargil war". Sayeed said while serious efforts to normalize relations with Pakistan have been made by Indian leaders, these initiatives did not get adequate response from Islamabad.
"This time a hope has generated following positive response by Pakistan Prime Minister to yet another bold initiative by Prime Minister Vajpayee," he said. Bureau Report