ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged India to resume dialogue and defuse tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The proposals from Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi came as both sides took steps to rekindle relations.
Qureshi said in a policy statement broadcast live on local television, “dialogue is in the interest of both the countries — we should sit across the table and also use diplomatic channels” to resolve differences.
The Pakistani minister proposed that India de-activate its forward air bases and relocate ground forces to “peacetime positions” as a sign that it wants to restore calm in the region.
“Pakistan wants to make two specific proposals to India to reduce tensions and create a congenial atmosphere,” he said.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947, two of them over Kashmir.
