Pakistan cannot “conquer Kashmir through war” and Islamabad can progress on the issue only in an environment of mutual trust with New Delhi, former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said.
“I believe that Pakistan cannot conquer Kashmir through war, and if we cannot do that, the option we are left with is dialogue; and dialogue can only proceed with a partner with which we have normal relations and a certain level of mutual trust,” Khar said in an interview with Geo News.
She claimed that the earlier Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Government, despite being a coalition Government, tried its best to normalise ties with India through relaxation of visa rules and by normalising trade ties, adding that the present Nawaz Sharif regime can do much more as it enjoys majority.
“The issues between the two countries cannot be resolved in a hostile environment,” Khar added.