Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that Pakistan has not received any positive feedback from Indian side to its offer for joint probe into Mumbai terrorist attacks. He was giving briefing to the Special Committee of the Parliament on Kashmir, which met here at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
The foreign minister said that Pakistan had offered India, joint probe into the terrorist attacks but India did not respond it positively and our side is still waiting for any positive feedback. According to sources, the foreign minister briefed the meeting about the relations between Pakistan and India aroused in the aftermath of Mumbai attacks and the diplomatic measures to plead Pakistan's case at international level.
He said Pakistan adopted a diplomatic approach after terrorist attacks in Mumbai to avoid any possible isolation of the country on diplomatic front. Sources quoted the foreign minister as dispelling the impression of any war between the two nuclear rivals. Qureshi also dispelled the impression that there was any lack of co-ordination among the government and armed forces, saying the government convened cabinet's committee on defence after Mumbai attacks and it was attended by all the three services chiefs.
About Kashmir issue, he said, the government wanted to resolve the core issue of Kashmir through dialogue with India. However, he said the mounting tension between Pakistan and India after November 26 attacks has overshadowed the Kashmir issue.
Later talking to media, Qureshi said Pakistan was pursuing all the issues with India through diplomatic channels after Mumbai attacks but unfortunately India did not do so and started using its media. He refused to answer a question as to when Pakistan would respond to Indian dossier regarding November 26 attacks.
Talking to reporters, Committee Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that Kashmir was a core dispute between India and Pakistan therefore its resolution was must for everlasting peace in the region. He criticised the Indian government for not responding positively to Pakistan government's offer of setting up a joint investigation commission to probe into Mumbai attacks. Maulana was also critical of Indian move to approach the United Nations on the issue of Mumbai attacks.
He regretted that attitude of Indian government was creating hurdles in the way of improvement in relations between neighbouring countries. The whole composite dialogue process has come to halt due to the Indian government attitude in the aftermath of Mumbai attacks. The chairman also informed the media that a five-member sub-committee led by Nawab Yousuf Talpur has been formed to make arrangements to observe the Kashmir solidarity day on February 01.