On Kashmir, here is what Vajpayee had told Imran Khan
New Delhi, Dec 4: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had told him that Kashmir would have been resolved if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had not lost the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.
In an interview to a group of television journalists here, Khan added that former foreign minister Natwar Singh was also of the same view. "It shows that there is a solution of Kashmir and both countries were close to resolve it," the Pakistani prime minister insisted.
Kashmir issue can be resolved, war not a solution to: Imran Khan
Khan said unless there was a dialogue, various options on resolution of Kashmir cannot be discussed.
When asked about the formula to resolve the Kashmir issue, Khan said there were two or three solutions, which have been in discussions.
He,
however,
refused
to
share
more
details,
saying
it
was
"too
early
to
talk
about
them".
Ruling
out
the
possibility
of
any
war
with
India,
he
said
two
nuclear
armed
countries
would
not
fight
because
"there
are
always
unintended
consequences".
Asserting that Pakistan was serious to develop peaceful ties with all its neighbours, Khan claimed India was not ready to hold talks with the country due to the upcoming general elections.
Imran Khan says Kartarpur corridor's opening was not 'googly'
Replying to a query on his views on the military's role in shaping of foreign policy in every country, including the US, he said, "Advice from the establishment is taken in those issues where security situation is involved."
Khan said the Pakistan Army and his government "are on the same page" and his decisions are "backed" by the military.