Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif shifts line, rakes up Kashmir

Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raked up the Kashmir issue in his speech at an Independence Day function on Thursday, saying it was the “main source of tension” in Indo-Pakistan relations, and sought its peaceful resolution to explore new ways to bolster ties. “We seriously want a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue so that Pakistan and India may explore new avenues of ties by addressing this major cause of tension,” the Pakistan PM said.

In New Delhi, in another provocation before the foreign secretary-level talks, Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit extended “full diplomatic and moral support” for what he called the “legitimate struggle” of Kashmiris.