Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, on Friday asked Indian leaders to constitute a similar committee in their parliament so as to resolve the issue of Kashmir. "Durable peace in South Asia is not possible without resolving Kashmir dispute. How can there be peace when Kashmiris are being annihilated", he said in a statement. Talking to the Indian leaders, who visited Pakistan, he stressed for peace between Pakistan and India.
He also mentioned that the Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, who recently visited Pakistan, also urged to expand trade and strengthen the relations between the two countries. He also promised to resolve the issue of Kashmir and water. The Chairman Kashmir Committee said other Indian leaders who visited Pakistan in the past had also expressed the similar views. Presently, there is movement of "Aman Ki Asha", where under good hopes about future relations between the two neighbours are being expressed.
The delegation of Indian Speaker Meira Kumari has also expressed noble ideas and hopes for peace and friendship. Maulana Fazlur Rahman said: "We appreciate the noble sentiments and wishes of Indian leaders. It is also a fact that for the last 64 years the Indian leaders, including the Prime Ministers, have called for friendship between the two countries."
But our relations remained volatile, because Kashmir is a core issue which India is not resolving, he added. The 'composite dialogue' was started about 15 years ago and many subjects have been discussed. However, he said, the matter of Kashmir has not as yet been touched even. The Chairman observed that he would like to assure the Indian leaders that Pakistanis harboured similar sentiments of love, friendship and peace for the Indian people. However, the issue of Kashmir must be resolved for peace in the region. Therefore, the Indian leaders and public should pressure their government to resolve the issue.