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| Musharraf slams Arab nations over Kashmir |
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| 10/14/03 at 05:43:23 |
| Musharraf slams Arab nations over Kashmir Pakistan to 'counter' India's Phalcon IANS, PTI, Dubai/ Putrajaya President Pervez Musharraf has criticised Arab countries for not supporting Pakistan in its dispute with India over Kashmir. "Pakistan has always been at the forefront in support of the Palestinian cause, yet there is a degree of disappointment as to the support we get on the Kashmir issue," Musharraf said in an interview with the Dubai-based Khaleej Times newspaper. Calling the disputes over Kashmir and Palestine "two sides of the same coin", he said: "Our Arab Muslim brothers must understand that there is a similar dispute with the same conditions subject to a Security Council resolution and thousands of people are being killed. There should be no selectivity in approaches." "India wants to become a member of the UN Security Council: how can a nation violating the Security Council's regulations be a permanent member?" "If India accepts the Council's resolutions and sits for dialogue with Pakistan, we can arrive at a solution. Such a solution must be acceptable to both sides and the people of Kashmir as well. We are doing our best to show flexibility." Asked about growing Indian ties with Israel and whether Pakistan would also recognise the Jewish state, he said: "Each country is pursuing its national interests and we are not ready to do anything to please others at the expense of our national interests. We have a good relationship with the US as partners in combating terrorism, but we have no relation whatsoever with Israel." PTI adds: President Pervez Musharraf has declared that Pakistan would "counter" India's move to acquire Israeli Phalcon airborne radar systems and urged the United States to "try harder" to persuade New Delhi to resume Indo-Pak dialogue. In an interview to Malaysian daily New Strait Times published on Monday, the Pakistani General asserted he would never allow his country to be at a military disadvantage and would do his best to maintain a no-win situation. "We will maintain that no-win situation come what may - this, the world and India should know. They have reached an agreement and we will counter it. That has to be very clear. We will never allow the no-win situation to be disturbed," Musharraf said in response to a question on India's tripartite agreement with Russia and Israel for the manufacture of AWACS. |
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