United Nations : After India made it clear that “talks and terror cannot go together”, Pakistan has asserted the “core” issue of Jammu and Kashmir will always be on top of the agenda of any bilateral dialogue.
Hours after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed the UN General Assembly, Pakistan exercised its Right of Reply, alleging India was using the “terrorism bogey” to stall dialogue. Swaraj, in her address, had said that instead of the four-point peace initiative proposed by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, it should address just “one issue” of giving up terrorism. She made it clear that terrorism emanating from Pakistan is hampering normalisation of bilateral ties as she underlined that “talks and terror cannot go together”. However, Pakistan blamed India for the unrest and terror on its soil, saying it has handed over to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon dossiers in this regard. “Using the terrorism bogey, India has not only stalled the bilateral dialogue but also vitiated the overall atmosphere between the two countries,” Counselor in Pakistan’s
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