AP, Islamabad :
Pakistan’s president on Friday renewed an offer to archrival India to hold bilateral talks to resolve the issue of the disputed Kashmir region, among other outstanding matters between the two neighbors.
In a televised speech marking Pakistan’s Independence Day, President Mamnoon Hussain said his nation believes in “peaceful co-existence,” though it would not comprise if its defense and security came under threat.
“We want to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, with India,” he told a gathering of students, government and military officials in the capital, Islamabad.
Security was tight and troops guarded the Convention Center where Hussain, along with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, hoisted the national flag to kick off Independence Day celebrations.
Pakistan won independence from Britain on Aug. 14, 1947 and the day is marked each year with rallies and other celebrations.
Pakistan and India have a history of uneasy relations.
Pakistan’s president on Friday renewed an offer to archrival India to hold bilateral talks to resolve the issue of the disputed Kashmir region, among other outstanding matters between the two neighbors.
In a televised speech marking Pakistan’s Independence Day, President Mamnoon Hussain said his nation believes in “peaceful co-existence,” though it would not comprise if its defense and security came under threat.
“We want to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, with India,” he told a gathering of students, government and military officials in the capital, Islamabad.
Security was tight and troops guarded the Convention Center where Hussain, along with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, hoisted the national flag to kick off Independence Day celebrations.
Pakistan won independence from Britain on Aug. 14, 1947 and the day is marked each year with rallies and other celebrations.
Pakistan and India have a history of uneasy relations.
