The composite dialogue was launched in 2003 when General Pervez Musharraf was ruling Pakistan. It had eight baskets of components, containing all contentious issues between the two countries
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Islamabad is ready to hold a dialogue with India in “a dignified and respectful manner”, covering all outstanding issues, including Kashmir.
“Pakistan is ready for a composite dialogue with India in a dignified and respectful manner on all outstanding issues, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as per its longstanding position on the matter,” he said during an interaction with the media.
The composite dialogue was launched in 2003 when General Pervez Musharraf was ruling Pakistan. It had eight baskets of components, containing all contentious issues between the two countries.
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India, however, has maintained that it will only engage in a conversation with Pakistan to discuss the return of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the issue of terrorism. The composite dialogue was derailed after the 2008 Mumbai attacks and has not taken place in proper shape since then.
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Talking about the recent conflict, Dar, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, claimed that Pakistan’s narrative was accepted and acknowledged at the global level through proactive diplomacy.
This is not the first time Islamabad has sought dialogue with India. After India’s Operation Sindoor, Pakistan’s former foreign minister
Bilawal Bhutto called for an engagement with India to “combat terrorism” together.
“Pakistan would still like to cooperate with India to combat terrorism we can’t leave the fate of 1.5 or 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors and terrorists for them to decide at a whim that two nuclear armed powers will go to war and this is the new normal of the new abnormal that the Indian government is trying to impose on the region,” Bhutto said.
Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif has also sought talks with India. In May, he said, “We want to resolve all disputes, including the Kashmir issue and the water issue, through negotiations and are also ready to talk to our neighbour on trade and counter-terrorism.”