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Kashmir is the core issue, says visiting Pak team
Saturday, May 17 2003 22:32 Hrs (IST)
Wagah (Punjab): After a week-long "goodwill" trip to India, the old song of "Kashmir-first" was back on
the lips of a delegation of Pakistani Parliamentarians, who on May 17 insisted that Kashmir would be
the "core issue" in any talks between India and Pakistan.
"No significant headway" can be made in any talks unless Kashmir was discussed, leader of the 12-
member delegation Ishaq Khan Khakwani said before 11 members of the group crossed the Radcliffe
Line into Pakistan. One of them went back by air.
Talking to reporters before crossing over, he claimed that steps taken by Pakistan President Pervez
Musharraf to check cross-border terrorism were "sufficient". He also commended his President for
his "boldness" in "initiating" the peace process.
Asked about his delegation's visit, Khakwani said it was a success.
PTI
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