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India has not demanded arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed:Qureshi
Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Mar 6 (PTI) India has not demanded the
arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and the
issue did not even figure in the Foreign Secretary-level talks
with Pakistan last month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood
Qureshi said Saturday.
"You will be surprised that they made no demand (for
the arrest of Saeed). They did not even mention Hafiz Saeed in
the entire talks," Qureshi told reporters in his hometown of
Multan.
He was responding to a question on whether India had
demanded Saeed’s arrest.
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit had told a
briefing on Thursday that India had not asked for the handing
over of Saeed, who is also the founder of the Lashker-e-Taiba.
India has described Saeed as the mastermind behind the
2008 Mumbai attacks.
Following talks with her Pakistani counterpart last
month, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had said that Pakistan
should take action against persons like Saeed and control
their activities.
Qureshi also told the reporters that Pakistan is not
interested in "talks for the sake of talks" and "photo
opportunities".
Instead, it wants talks that are result-oriented and
meaningful, he said.
"Our stand is very clear – we were ready for talks
yesterday and we are ready today too. But we want purposeful
and meaningful talks," he said.
Qureshi said that Pakistan had presented a roadmap for
future engagements during the Foreign Secretary-level talks on
February 25.
"If they want to resume the composite dialogue,
Pakistan is ready. If they want to just sit and talk without
results, we are in no hurry and we can wait," the Foreign
Minister remarked.
Pakistan presented its views on all issues, including
the Kashmir dispute and differences over sharing of river
waters, during last month’s talks.
"We told them that they are crying over one Mumbai
incident while we have had many Mumbai incidents in several
cities. Many people have been killed and Pakistan’s economy
has been affected. We are a bigger victim of terrorism than
India...It is necessary to cooperate to tackle this problem,"
he said.
Qureshi claimed India was not resuming full-fledged
dialogue with Pakistan due to domestic political compulsions.
"There is no political consensus on engaging Pakistan
and when to do it. Some people want to engage and immediately
as it in India’s interest, others say no talks should be held
till there is a result in the trial (of Pakistani nationals
involved in the Mumbai attacks)," he said.
In response to a question, Qureshi said India is bound
under the Indus Waters Treaty to give Pakistan its share of
river waters "under any circumstances".
He added: "We have taken up and will continue to take
up any obstructions in this regard. The first option is to
resolve such matters bilaterally. If there is no progress
through such measures, then we have the option of
international arbitration and we will use it." PTI RHL
KAB
Islamabad, Mar 6 (PTI) India has not demanded the
arrest of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and the
issue did not even figure in the Foreign Secretary-level talks
with Pakistan last month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood
Qureshi said Saturday.
"You will be surprised that they made no demand (for
the arrest of Saeed). They did not even mention Hafiz Saeed in
the entire talks," Qureshi told reporters in his hometown of
Multan.
He was responding to a question on whether India had
demanded Saeed’s arrest.
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit had told a
briefing on Thursday that India had not asked for the handing
over of Saeed, who is also the founder of the Lashker-e-Taiba.
India has described Saeed as the mastermind behind the
2008 Mumbai attacks.
Following talks with her Pakistani counterpart last
month, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had said that Pakistan
should take action against persons like Saeed and control
their activities.
Qureshi also told the reporters that Pakistan is not
interested in "talks for the sake of talks" and "photo
opportunities".
Instead, it wants talks that are result-oriented and
meaningful, he said.
"Our stand is very clear – we were ready for talks
yesterday and we are ready today too. But we want purposeful
and meaningful talks," he said.
Qureshi said that Pakistan had presented a roadmap for
future engagements during the Foreign Secretary-level talks on
February 25.
"If they want to resume the composite dialogue,
Pakistan is ready. If they want to just sit and talk without
results, we are in no hurry and we can wait," the Foreign
Minister remarked.
Pakistan presented its views on all issues, including
the Kashmir dispute and differences over sharing of river
waters, during last month’s talks.
"We told them that they are crying over one Mumbai
incident while we have had many Mumbai incidents in several
cities. Many people have been killed and Pakistan’s economy
has been affected. We are a bigger victim of terrorism than
India...It is necessary to cooperate to tackle this problem,"
he said.
Qureshi claimed India was not resuming full-fledged
dialogue with Pakistan due to domestic political compulsions.
"There is no political consensus on engaging Pakistan
and when to do it. Some people want to engage and immediately
as it in India’s interest, others say no talks should be held
till there is a result in the trial (of Pakistani nationals
involved in the Mumbai attacks)," he said.
In response to a question, Qureshi said India is bound
under the Indus Waters Treaty to give Pakistan its share of
river waters "under any circumstances".
He added: "We have taken up and will continue to take
up any obstructions in this regard. The first option is to
resolve such matters bilaterally. If there is no progress
through such measures, then we have the option of
international arbitration and we will use it." PTI RHL
KAB
