In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed that establishing an “enabling atmosphere” for a fruitful and result-oriented dialogue to address all Important issues between Pakistan and India is crucial.
Mr. Khan’s letter was written in response to Prime Minister Modi’s letter to him last week, in which he expressed his greetings on Pakistan Day. PM Modi said in his letter that India wants cordial ties with Pakistan, but that an environment of confidence, free of fear and animosity, is “essential.”
Mr. Khan thanked PM Modi for his letter and stated that the people of Pakistan also want peaceful cooperative ties with all of their neighbors, including India.
“We are convinced that resolving all important issues between India and Pakistan, especially the Jammu and Kashmir conflict, is necessary for long-term peace and stability in South Asia,” he wrote in a letter dated March 29.
Mr. Khan claimed that developing an “enabling atmosphere” for a positive and result-oriented dialogue is “necessary.”
He also wished the people of India the best of luck in their war against the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 25, the militaries of India and Pakistan declared that they had agreed to strictly adhere to all ceasefire arrangements in Jammu and Kashmir, and other areas.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa both made peace overtures to New Delhi a few weeks later, saying it was time for the two neighbors to “bury the past and move forward.”
Relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated after a terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base in 2016 by Pakistan-based terror groups. The relationship worsened further as a result of subsequent assaults, including one on an Army camp in Uri.
India’s warplanes attacked a Jaish-e-Mohammed militant training camp deep within Pakistan on February 26, 2019, in revenge for the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed in the line of duty.
