Pak wants peaceful resolution of Kashmir: Kasuri

Islamabad, May 17: Pakistan's foreign minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri has said his country has been engaged in Confidence Building Measures with India to resolve the outstanding dispute over Jammu and Kashmir.

He was addressing the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Contact Group meeting on Jammu and Kashmir, which concluded here late yesterday.

The meeting was also attended by the OIC Secretary General Prof Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Special Representative on Jammu and Kashmir Ezzat Kamel Mufti, foreign minister of Niger, state minister of Turkey, deputy foreign minister of Saudi Arabia and some representatives of the people of Kashmir.

In his address, Mr Kasuri highlighted the efforts made by Pakistan for a meaningful, constructive and result-oriented dialogue with India for resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue.

The foreign minister briefed the meeting about the Pakistan-India Composite Dialogue process and talked at length about various CBMs.

Mr Kasuri said Pakistan had always laid emphasis on the necessity of meaningful, constructive and result-oriented dialogue process with India, Dawn newspaper reported.

''We have already put in place a number of Jammu and Kashmir-related CBMs, ranging from continuation of ceasefire across the LoC, initiation of bus and truck services, opening of crossing points along the LoC, and greater interaction among Kashmiri leadership on both sides as well as common Kashmiris,'' he said.

Mr Kasuri also mentioned the four-point proposal of Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, which focuses on identifying the regions, demilitarisation, self-governance and a joint mechanism, and said they were aimed at alleviating the suffering of the people of kashmir.

UNI

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