India, Pakistan reach out to Western media on NSA talks

“These are issues for the two to resolve together, and that’s what we continue to encourage is a resumption of dialogue between the leaders of both India and Pakistan”, he said.

Holding that as a nuclear-armed country, Pakistan knew how to defend itself, Sartaj Aziz, the prime minister’s adviser on foreign affairs and national security, has accused India of acting like a regional superpower, a media report said yesterday. “We are not weak and not afraid of dialogue”, he said adding Kashmiris have rendered numerous sacrifices over the past 68 years for the resolution of the problem.

He expressed disappointment over the failure of the cancellation of the NSA talks that were scheduled to be held in new Delhi on August 23 and 24. Other members of the delegation of which the Sushma Ji was a part met various Hurriyat leaders at their homes.

“New Delhi talks about Siachin”.

A Pakistani military sniper killed an Indian army officer in the disputed border territory of Kashmir on Tuesday, according to the Indian military.

Drawing parallel between the Kashmiri militants and the heroes of India freedom struggle like Bhagat Singh, Shah said “we have been fighting for the right of self-determination before the onset of militancy”.

Kirby said, Pakistan and India have a chance to talk during UN General Assembly meeting next month, however, it is up to the leaders of both the countries to whether or not they will use the opportunity to further discuss. But there is little to show in terms of real progress on the ground.

He asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept the ground realities on Kashmir and initiate a meaningful process to resolve the long standing issue in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Dawn explained that although Modi’s actual intention was not to allow Aziz to meet Kashmiri separatists in the Indian capital, it was hard for him to reject talks with Pakistan in front of the global community.