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Kashmir: Pak rejects ruling party stand

K J M Varma in Islamabad | April 04, 2005 20:36 IST

Pakistan on Monday distanced itself from the views of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q, which said clinging to United Nations resolutions on Kashmir would be "hypocrisy".

Abandon 'Kashmir first' policy: Pak ruling party

The Pakistan government said it considers the resolutions "sacrosanct" but is willing to show "flexibility" to resolve the issue without "compromising on the basics".

"The UN resolutions on Kashmir are very much there until a solution is found. Pakistan can show flexibility in its approach while dealing with the issue but there can be no compromise on the basics," Foreign Office Spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani said.

He was reacting to statements made by PML-Q Secretary Mushahid Hussain in the presence of former Premier Shujaat Hussain in Lahore [Images] on Sunday that clinging to UN resolutions to resolve Kashmir issue would be "hypocrisy" and "wastage of time".

Jilani said: "I would like to reiterate that the basic stand of Pakistan is premised on the UN Security Council resolutions. The UNSC resolutions, we have to understand, have a certain sanctity attached to them. They are very much there till such time India, Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir [Images] agree to a mechanism for a lasting solution," he said.

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