Former ambassador to India Aziz Ahmad Khan has said that Heart Asia conference has been a great success as it paved the way for resumption of comprehensive Pak-India talks.
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Expressing his happiness at the breakthrough in the bilateral talks between the two hostile nations, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Sunday said he hoped that the dialogues this time would be “result oriented” rather than just “talks”.
On Thursday, the government had said that Swaraj would make a statement today. The meeting is expected to take place in Delhi. “As far as we are concerned, there is no change in our policy towards them”, Basit said speaking at “Aaj Tak Agenda” programme here. “We should not be linked to terror attacks”, he said. “Trust will automatically be built up if the issue is solved”, Basit said while adding that the two countries must now ensure that there are no hurdles in the dialogue.
On Wednesday, India and Pakistan had announced that they have made a decision to engage in a “comprehensive” dialogue that will include peace and security and Jammu and Kashmir.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in Parliament on December 14 on the recent developments in India-Pakistan relations.
Basit said Pakistan was a major victim of terrorism which inflicted heavy cost on it. “Absolutely”, Basit said when asked whether Pakistan was fed up with terrorism. Till date, Pakistan have never been able to beat India in a World T20 match across five editions.
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According to a report in The Times of India, Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur said, “The team will be flying out to Australia on January 5”.
