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'India must re-think its policy not to talk to us'
Sunday, December 15 2002 17:38 Hrs (IST)

Islamabad: Accusing India of adopting an intransigent policy towards Pakistan, the newly elected Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said New Delhi should review its policy to avoid talks with Islamabad as it was "not at all good" for the region.

"Apart from Indian attitude at government to government level, what I understand, India is not even ready to talk to Pakistan," he told reporters in Islamabad while inaugurating an exhibition on December 15.

Stating that he hoped India would resume dialogue after installation of his government, which formally ended the military rule, he said, "whatever reservation, if there was any, India had about military government, was no more there and we were expecting that with elected government in place in Pakistan, India would show flexibility and initiate dialogue".

"My government and people of Pakistan were not expecting this Indian attitude and this would not be at all good for the region," Jamali said.

India has to re-think and review its stance about initiating a dialogue with Pakistan, he said adding Indian intransigence could not be tolerated for long.

India continuously shunned Pakistan's request for dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues. "So many times Pakistan has offered India to sit across the table, talk and discuss all outstanding issues with us," he alleged.

PTI





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