Won’t abandon Kashmiris: Pak

AJK president said that by waving Pakistani flags in occupied Kashmir, People of Kashmir have given a loud and clear message to the India and worldwide community that they would never compromise on their principled stand and would continue their struggle till goal of liberation and accession of the whole state to Pakistan is achieved.

Pakistanis in Qatar celebrated their country’s 69th Independence Day with zeal and fervour yesterday.

“Promoting friendly, cooperative and good neighbourly relations between two countries is in our mutual interests”, he said.

Aziz had said his visit was “not a breakthrough in terms of composite dialogue and all the issues but at least it is an ice breaking on some issues. and let’s hope it will lead to further more comprehensive dialogue on the other issues between the two countries“.

Forces from both sides of the Line of Control, Kashmir’s de facto border, exchanged heavy fire and mortar shells in the southern Poonch sector early Friday, according to Indian Defense Ministry spokesman Manish Mehta.

“The only struggle in J-K is against Pakistani-sponsored terrorism“.

With tensions between India and Pakistan over recent terror attacks in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, officials of BSF and Pakistan Rangers didn’t follow the tradition of offering candies to one another.

Meanwhile, Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain today said Pakistan wants peaceful coexistence with all its neighbours, including India, but any threat to its security will be thwarted.

On July 21, Basit had invited Kashmiri separatist leaders at an Eid Milan event held at the Pakistan High Commission on July 21.

The national security advisers of Pakistan and India will meet in New Delhi later this month.