Shehbaz welcomes talks on Korea, urges world to focus now on peace in Kabul, Kashmir
He also welcomes the initiatives for ceasefire in Afghanistan during Eidul Fitr
LAHORE (Dunya News) – As US President Donald Trump met his North Korean counterpart in Singapore on Tuesday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Mian Shehbaz Sharif urged the world to focus now on peace in Kabul and Kashmir.
The former Punjab CM in a series of tweets on Tuesday, while welcoming the US-North Korea Summit said that Singapore Summit between the United States of America and North Korea should set a good precedent for Pakistan and India to follow.
He said that ever since the start of the Korean War, the two nations have been at odds with one another; both threatening to use military force with their nuclear arsenals facing each other.
Singapore Summit between USA & North Korea should set a good precedent for Pakistan & India to follow. Ever since the start of Korean War, the two nations have been at odds with one another; both threatening to use military force with their nuclear arsenals facing each other(1/3)
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 12, 2018
Sharif went on to say that that if the US and N Korea can return from the brink of a nuclear flashpoint, there is no reason why Pakistan and India cannot do the same, beginning with a dialogue on Kashmir whose heroic people have resisted and rejected Indian occupation.
With the example of Korea, where a peace dialogue has been successful in achieving a major breakthrough, he said that it is time for comprehensive peace talks to be held in our region.
It s time for comprehensive peace talks in our region. International community must focus on the peace process in Afghanistan. Dialogue b/w Pakistan & India over Kashmir should also resume, so that the long-festering Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with UN resolutions.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 12, 2018
He urged the international community to focus on the peace process in Afghanistan. The PML-N president also sought the resumption of dialogue between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, so that the long-festering Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with United Nations resolutions.
He also welcomed the initiatives for ceasefire in Afghanistan during Eidul Fitr, mooted by the Afghan government and also by the Afghan Taliban.
Terming it as a positive first step towards promoting an Afghan-led & Afghan-owned peace process, the PML-N president said the PML-N government had played a pivotal role in initiating steps for peace in Afghanistan, including hosting the first ever direct, face to face talks between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban in Murree in July 2015.
Shehbaz Sharif further pledged that should the PML-N return to office after the July 25 general elections, it will be the top priority of the PML-N government to promote peace in Afghanistan as peace in Afghanistan is inextricably intertwined with peace and security in Pakistan.
