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Pakistan eagerly awaiting new Govt. in India for new beginning: Basit

Amritsar: Pakistan is eagerly awaiting a new government in India for a “new beginning” in the bilateral dialogue process, its High Commissioner in New Delhi Abdul Basit Khan said today.“We are eagerly awaiting new Government

PTI Updated on: May 08, 2014 22:17 IST
“The governments on both sides are committed to boost bilateral trade so that peaceful development can be realised on both sides of the border sooner than later,” he said. 

He lauded the traders and businessmen of both nations of having strong potential. “These shows happening over a number of years are testimony to the fact that the business communities on both sides of the border are keen and eager to see peace ushering on both the countries,” Basit said. 

On the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistani High Commissioner said, “Both the nations admit the issue of Jammu and Kashmir exists and it should be resolved. Moreover, it requires a dialogue process. So, here, we should also think to resolve this issue.”

When asked about the presence of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, Basit said, “Dawood is an Indian citizen and how could anyone claim that he is in Pakistan and we have no information about him”.

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