Aspirations of Kashmiris can't be ignored or suppressed: Pak envoy

Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit on Wednesday said that the root cause of all the problems between India and Pakistan is the 'Jammu and Kashmir dispute'.

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Speaking at an event organised by the Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO) at New Delhi, Basit said, "Aspirations of Kashmiris can neither be ignored nor suppressed; sooner it is realised the better it would be."

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The High Commissioner also dwelt at length on the reasons that did not allow the two countries to bring mutual hostility to an end.

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High Commissioner Basit said that Pakistan had always wanted a normal relationship with India as peace was not only in the interest of the two countries but also in the interest of the region as a whole.

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He added that unilateralism and preconditions were a recipe for gridlock in inter-state relations

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The Pakistan High Commissioner was invited by the organisation to speak on the challenges facing Pakistan-India relations.