Ex-Pak minister Kasuri says pressure mounting on PM Modi

Lahore, Oct 17 (ANI): Talking to the media after his return from India, former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of 'vikas' (development) will not come true if there is no political stability in the country because domestic peace and economic progress are inter-linked. It was Kasuri's first interaction with media since he returned from India, where he launched his book, 'Neither a Hawk nor a Dove,' in four different cities. During the Mumbai book launch, members of Shiv Sena threw black paint on writer Sudheendra Kulkarni, who organised the launch, in the wake of Shiv Sena's threat to disrupt the function despite appeals to it to give up its protest. Kasuri said those who attended the event, including noted lawyer and historian AG Noorani, journalist Dileep Padgaonkar and film actor Naseeruddin Shah were shocked by the incident. Kasuri said Modi and his government had to become more tolerant because there were millions of