Pakistan urges India to show flexibility in talks

Pakistan on Monday reiterated its commitment to peace process with India and emphasised the need for flexibility by the other side for the success of the composite dialogue.
Foreign office spokesperson Ms Tasnim Aslam told a weekly media briefing Pakistan and India had been engaged in the process with sincerely and had been discussing the Kashmir issue.
She said Pakistan required flexibility from the Indian side so that the dialogue process succeeds.
Replying to a question about opening of visa offices in Lahore and Amritsar, the spokesperson said: "So far there was no such proposal."
She said Pakistan and India would open consulates from the start of next year and that would help resolve some of the problems being faced by the people in getting visas.
The spokeswoman also said Pakistan had already agreed to procure some important items from India under the Indian offer of 25 million dollars in aid for the earthquake relief efforts.
On the issue of Kishanganga dam project, the spokesperson said Pakistan has been considering options of appointment of a neutral expert or taking the issue to an arbitrator.
About the visit of All Parties Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, she confirmed he would undertake a visit to Pakistan along with a delegation but so far Pakistan had not received names of members of the delegation.
Replying to a question about the visit of Katwari of Kashmir Study Group, the spokesperson said the visit was related to relief and rehabilitation work in quake-hit areas.
Answering a question regarding Nato's presence in Pakistan, she said Nato forces were here to assist relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake-affected areas and they had done a tremendous job in saving lives and helping the people.
The spokesperson said the third extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) held in Makkah remained successful as it adopted comprehensive document of 10-year programme of action which deals with political, development, socio-economic and scientific issues relating to the Muslim Ummah.
The spokesperson said the OIC also highlighted challenges and stressed the importance of political will to translate new vision into concrete reality.
She said through joint communiqué, the summit "extended its support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiri people and agreed to provide all possible political and diplomatic support to the true representatives of the Kashmiri people in their struggle against foreign occupation".