ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed the statement of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishing Pakistan on the national day, ARY News reported Friday.
In response to Modi’s greetings to Pakistan, PM Khan has offered the Indian premier a chance to dialogue between the two countries.
“India must initiate talks on the Pakistan Day,” said Khan. Prime Minister said the dialogue must specifically focus on resolving the long-standing Kashmir issue.
I welcome PM Modi’s message to our people. As we celebrate Pakistan Day I believe it is time to begin a comprehensive dialogue with India to address & resolve all issues, esp the central issue of Kashmir, & forge a new relationship based on peace & prosperity for all our people.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 22, 2019
The time has come for a comprehensive dialogue on all issues including the Kashmir’s, said Imran Khan.
He called upon his Indian counterpart to open new door of ties for betterment of people.
Earlier, in a message to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Narendra Modi sent greetings and best wishes to the people of Pakistan on the Pakistan Day, ARY News reported.
Received msg from PM Modi: “I extend my greetings & best wishes to the people of Pakistan on the National Day of Pakistan. It is time that ppl of Sub-continent work together for a democratic, peaceful, progressive & prosperous region, in an atmosphere free of terror and violence”
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 22, 2019
“I extend my greetings and best wishes to the people of Pakistan on the National Day of Pakistan. It is time that people of the sub-continent work together for a democratic, peaceful, progressive and prosperous region, in an atmosphere free of terror and violence,” read the message received by PM Imran Khan, who shared this message in a tweet.
In September last year, Premier Khan had written a letter to Indian PM Modi seeking resumption of dialogue with ‘constructive engagement’ between the two countries.
In his letter, Khan had asked PM Modi to green light a meeting between external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the UN meet, so they could ‘explore the way forward, especially the holding of the SAARC Council of Ministers followed by the SAARC Summit in Islamabad.’
