Pakistan has to develop as a secular state for good ties with us: Indian Army Chief

General Rawat said that its Pakistan's turn to show practical action against terrorism.‎

MUMBAI (Dunya News) – Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said that Pakistan ‎has to develop as a secular state if it wants to enjoy good ties with India.‎

Responding to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement regarding peace and dialogue between the two ‎countries, General Rawat said that its Pakistan’s turn to show practical action against terrorism.‎

While ignoring worst behavior with the Kashmiris and minorities in India, the army chief asked Pakistan to take steps ‎for secularism. ‎

Earlier, PM Imran Khan reiterated that no issue was impossible to solve between India and Pakistan. ‎He stressed that Pakistan wishes to maintain peace and is asking for taking a step forward from the ‎very first day.‎

‎“After Mumbai attacks, Indo-Pak relations were dented but India has not changed its mindset till date. ‎Only peace is the way to move forward. Two nuclear powers cannot afford war. We will take two steps ‎if India takes one,” said Khan.‎

The prime minister made it evident that great gestures should not be one-sided. “India should also ‎provide some positive response. It should not be always us,” he said.‎

‎“I am not responsible for the past. I will only be answerable for the present,” declared the premier. ‎