PM Imran Khan responds to Modi’s letter, stresses on resolution of Kashmir issue

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday responded to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi’s letter, urging him to resolve outstanding issues between both countries, particularly the occupied Kashmir issue.

On March 23, the Indian prime minister had addressed PM Imran Khan and conveyed his best wishes to the people of Pakistan in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

“Thank you for your letter conveying greetings on Pakistan Day. The people of Pakistan commemorate this Day by paying tribute to the wisdom and foresight of our founding fathers in envisioning an independent, sovereign state where they could live in freedom and realize their full potential,” wrote PM Imran Khan in the letter.

The premier told Modi Pakistan wanted peaceful relations with all neighbours, including India, adding “we are convinced that durable peace and stability in South Asia is contingent upon resolving all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, in particular the Jammu & Kashmir dispute”.

He said to creation of an “enabling environment” between the two countries was essential if they were to have a result-oriented and constructive dialogue.