Jammu, May 11: Pakistan should not misconstrue Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's peace initiative as any weakness or compulsion as India is very serious in its efforts to resolve the issue forever, union minister of state for defence and senior BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta has said. "We want to give Pakistan a last chance in the restoration of peace in this part of the world. We have not forgotten Lahore bus yatra initiative, Kargil and Agra summit,” Gupta said at a function here yesterday. "It is very unfortunate that our neighbour did not show the response and if the efforts fail, the doors for peace will close forever," he added.

The Union Minister said that Kashmir is the integral part of India and the conversion of LoC into a working boundary or any other theory pertaining to its violation will not be acceptable.
Bureau Report