Hailing the decision to hold comprehensive Indo-Pak dialogue, BJP today expressed hope that Pakistan shall not sabotage the efforts to bring peace in the subcontinent.
"BJP appreciated the decision to hold comprehensive dialogue between India and Pakistan that would include Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), Siachen, Sir Creek Wullar Barrage, Economic and commercial co-operation, counter terrorism, narcotics control, humanitarian issues, people to people exchange and religious terrorism," BJP's Jammu and Kashmir state unit spokesman Virender Gupta said here.
Gupta hoped that as per the consensus arrived between National security Advisors of India and Pakistan, who had recently met in Bangkok on the issues connected to terrorism, Pakistan shall take necessary steps to expedite the early disposal of the Mumbai attack trial cases.
BJP welcomes the joint statement of Pakistan and India issued after Foreign Affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sherif and his Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaz Aziz on the concluding day of her two-day visit for attending a multilateral conference on Afghanistan, he added.
The spokesperson appreciated the efforts of Narendra Modi who, he said, has been constantly trying to have friendly and fruitful relations with other countries since he took over as the Prime Minister of the country.
He expressed hope that Pakistan shall respond positively and would not backtrack and sabotage the efforts to bring peace in the subcontinent.
He said that as a first step to restore peace, Pakistan should close terrorist training camps on its soil, stop infiltration and ceasefire violations.
Gupta added that looking at the recent events in the Gulf countries, the challenges of radicalism and emerging international political scenario, it is in the interest of Pakistan to curb all types of terrorism.
Gupta appealed to the opposition parties, particularly the Congress, not to draw advance conclusions at the initial stage of the dialogue process.
He said that instead they should stand by the government on the issue and play a positive role in restoring peace in the subcontinent so that the development of both the countries may get impetus and the issue of removing poverty be addressed.
