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Hope India responds positively to Kashmir proposals: Musharraf

Hope India responds positively to Kashmir proposals: Musharraf Observing that India and Pakistan have made progress on the implementation of confidence building measures, President Pervez Musharraf Thursday hoped that New Delhi would respond positively to his proposals of self-governance and demilitarisation to facilitate a solution to the Kashmir issue. During a meeting with a delegation of moderate Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, he observed that the two sides have moved forward on confidence building measures, but called for "substantive progress" on conflict resolution. Musharraf expressed the hope that India would respond positively to Pakistan's proposals of demilitarisation and self-governance in Kashmir

Six killed in Kashmir ahead of Indias Independence Day

Six killed in Kashmir ahead of Indias Independence Day Six people, including three suspected Pakistani rebels, were killed in fresh violence in Kashmir ahead of Indias Independence Day later this week, the army and police said Sunday. The three Pakistani militants were killed during a gunbattle that erupted when troops laid a cordon around a village on a tip-off late Saturday, said spokesman Colonel Hemant Joneja. Fighting erupted after Indian troops, backed by counter-insurgency police, raided a hide-out in the village of Ringpait, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. The slain militants are

Pakistan and India Ready for Talks After Landmark Year in Bilateral Relations

Pakistan and India Ready for Talks After Landmark Year in Bilateral Relations India and Pakistan are preparing for their third round of peace talks in just over a year.The summit, scheduled for January 17 in New Delhi, is expected to focus on the most difficult of issues: the long-running dispute over Kashmir. Landmark cooperation between the nuclear-armed rivals over the past year has leaders on both sides hopeful as they contemplate the new talks. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasheem Aslam says her government is cautiously optimistic about this month's summit with India. "Naturally we are dealing with some complex issues, and expectations

India using 11/7 to shy away from peace talks

India using 11/7 to shy away from peace talks Blaming India for putting talks with Pakistan on hold after the Mumbai blasts, separatist leader Shabir Shah on Sunday said that New Delhi was under pressure from international community to carry forward the dialogue process to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir imbroglio. Though the Mumbai train blasts are condemnable, making them a reason to put talks with Pakistan on hold shows Indias lack of seriousness to solve the Kashmir issue, Shah, also the Democratic Freedom Party president, said. He also urged the Indian government to make use of Pakistans offer for

UK MP urges Pakistan and India to demilitarise LoC

UK MP urges Pakistan and India to demilitarise LoC British parliamentarian and attorney general Dominic Grieve has urged Pakistan and India to pull back troops from across the Line of Control (LoC). A delegation of members of the British House of Commons from the Conservative Party was on a visit to Pakistan. The six-member delegation included Grieve, Paul Goodman and Syeda Warsi. Addressing a press conference with Barrister Sultan Mahmood, the opposition leader in the AJK legislative assembly, the British legislator said, “New Delhi and Islamabad are declared nuclear powers and both states should explore venues to workout negotiated settlement of Kashmir dispute.