Jan 17: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for “serious and sincere” talks with prime minister Narendra Modi on “burning issues including Kashmir”.
In an interview with Dubai-based Al-Arabiya news channel, Shahbaz said, “India is a very brotherly country, and we have always shared brotherly relations and it is unique. Pakistan has learnt its lessons, we had three wars with India and the consequence of those wars were more misery, unemployment, and poverty. We want to live in peace with India provided we are able to resolve our problems. ”
“It is up to us to live peacefully and make progress or quarrel with each other, and waste time and resources. We want to alleviate poverty, achieve prosperity, and provide education and health facilities and employment to our people and not waste our resources on bombs and ammunition, that is the message I want to give to PM Modi,” he added.
Suggesting that the UAE leadership could play an important role in bringing India and Pakistan to the table, he said, “My message to Indian prime minister Narender Modi is — Let’s sit, talk and bring to the table all our issues and find a resolution for burning issues like Kashmir.”
On the topic of Article 370, Shahbaz still repeated Pak allegations about minorities being ‘grossly mishandled’ in India. He added, “We are ready for talks and peace.”
“We are both are nuclear powers, if anything happens, who will live to tell what happened,” he said.
