Describing as "heartening" some of the statements emanating from Islamabad after Sharif's return to power, Omar told PTI here that improved relationship between India and Pakistan benefitted his state which suffers when Indo-Pak ties turn sour.
The Chief Minister expressed the view that one indicator of Sharif's commitment to improve the ties could come from whether Pakistan buys 500 MW of electricity from India.
"Because if you can't move forward on areas in which Pakistan is going to benefit, how could we expect him to move forward in areas like Siachen, Sir Creek and the biggest question of all which is Kashmir," the Chief Minister said.
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