Islamabad: Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Wednesday said Pakistan is not trying to control jihadi leaders from roaming free on its soil.
"The Pakistani Government is not trying to control them, so can how confidence come in these circumstances?" he asked.
His remarks came as Pakistan said the two countries should go beyond confidence-building measures (CBM) to address contentious issues, including the Kashmir problem.
He said India has responded to the proposals put forth by Pakistan while Islamabad has not yet responded to the Indian proposals, which includes starting a Daras-Kargil bus service.
Saran termed Pakistan’s proposal of "joint control" of some areas of Jammu and Kashmir unacceptable.
On another Pakistani proposal of "self governance," he said its implementation required functioning of certain public institutions.
While a four-tier public representation system is in place in Jammu and Kashmir, there are no such institutions in Pakistan's northern areas and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), he explained.
If these institutions were in place, they could have managed issues such as tourism, water and other affairs jointly, Saran said.
He, however, noted that a marked progress has been made on the Kashmir CBMs since the composite dialogue process started between India and Pakistan in 2004.
He made it clear that India would not accept any third party joining the composite dialogue process.
Saran pointed out that the truck service between Srinagar-Muzaffarabad would start very soon and so will the Poonch-Rawalakot bus service.
He said more meeting points on the LoC (Line of Control) have been opened for the benefit of the Kashmiri people.
He also said that there was no hesitation on part of India regarding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Pakistan.
"We are waiting for the right time. We are working on a substantive agenda so that the visit by the Indian Prime Minister to Islamabad may prove a positive one," Saran said.
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