PM-KASHMIR 2 LST

"India is only one of the parties to the dispute; it
cannot, therefore, unilaterally change the status of the
dispute or place preconditions in open contradiction to the
right of self-determination of Kashmiris," Basit said in a
brief statement.
The Foreign Office said the statement was issued in
response to Singh's remarks about Jammu and Kashmir in the
interview.
India maintains that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir,
including areas which it says have been illegally ocuupied by
Pakistan, is an integral part of the country.
Pakistan had stopped insisting on the resolution of
the Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN resolutions during
the regime of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, when
significant progress was made on steps to settle the issue
through back channel contacts.
The current Pakistan People's Party-led government
initially toed a similar line but has begun insisting on the
implementation of the UN resolutions after relations between
India and Pakistan soured in the wake of last year's terrorist
attacks in Mumbai. PTI