Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said here on Friday that Islamabad “is now moving ahead without any distinction when it comes to terrorism.
Mr. Basit was speaking at the “India Today global round table.”
“We are proceeding against all organisations which come within the purview of the resolution,” he said.
Refusing to comment on what actions were taken recently against terror groups, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam denied that action was being taken under U.S. pressure after Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Pakistan.
Replying to a question from journalist Karan Thapar on whether Pakistan was under pressure from the U.K. and the U.S. to hand over Lashkar-e-Taiba leader and 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi either to India or to them, Mr. Basit termed the media reports incorrect.
Claiming that Pakistan was ready to hold talks with India, the envoy said that for Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir remained the core issue that needs to be resolved. “Jammu and Kashmir is not a territorial matter. It is about the people of J&K,” he said.
Mr. Basit was speaking at the “India Today global round table.”
“We are proceeding against all organisations which come within the purview of the resolution,” he said.
Refusing to comment on what actions were taken recently against terror groups, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam denied that action was being taken under U.S. pressure after Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Pakistan.
Replying to a question from journalist Karan Thapar on whether Pakistan was under pressure from the U.K. and the U.S. to hand over Lashkar-e-Taiba leader and 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi either to India or to them, Mr. Basit termed the media reports incorrect.
Claiming that Pakistan was ready to hold talks with India, the envoy said that for Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir remained the core issue that needs to be resolved. “Jammu and Kashmir is not a territorial matter. It is about the people of J&K,” he said.
Source - The Hindu
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