JAIPUR: Pakistan today said dialogue was not a favour by one country to another but a necessity to normalise relations, remarks made in the backdrop of delay in FS-level talks with India which has made it clear that action on Pathankot terror strike takes the priority.
“We are not yet in a cul-de-sac, spirit of cooperation must be retained. We want to get to the bottom of the Pathankot incident. It is necessary we avoid jumping the gun,” Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said.
Asserting that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants normalisation of relations on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, Basit, while addressing the Rajasthan Patrika Idea Fest 2016, said, “We are pursuing this policy with seriousness of purpose.”
He also pitched for “uninterruptible and uninterrupted” dialogue, according to a release by the Pakistan High Commission. (AGENCIES)
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