New Delhi: Ahead of the meeting of Indian and Pakistani National Security Advisors, the neighbouring country has raked up the Kashmir dispute once again. Speaking on the occasion of their Independence Day, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said that the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir can't be ignored. He also added that Pakistan will always stand by Kashmiris.
"Aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir could neither be ignored nor put on the back burner. No matter how much more time their legitimate struggle takes, Pakistan will never abandon Kashmiris and their cause," Basit said.
Asserting that Pakistan has always wanted to have a normal and cooperative relationship with India, he said, "to this end, it was necessary to settle all the outstanding issues, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute to improve relations."
Kashmir dispute was not taken up for discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia in July.
National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan will hold talks on terrorism-related issues for the first time on August 23 in New Delhi, as decided in a meeting between Modi and Sharif.
During the talks, India is expected to present strong evidence of terrorism emanating from Pakistan highlighted further by recent attacks in Gurdaspur in Punjab and near Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir. India's case is bolstered by the capture of Mohammed Naved Yakub, a Pakistani national and a LeT operative, who carried out an attack on a BSF bus last week near Udhampur.
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