We urge India to stop bloodbath in Kashmir: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said, "We urge India to stop the bloodbath in Kashmir and allow free and fair plebiscite under the UN auspices". "The people of Pakistan join their Kashmiri brothers and sisters in observing Kashmir Solidarity Day to reaffirm our moral, diplomatic and political support to the legitimate struggle of the Kashmiris," he added.
Upping the ante, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Kashmir is the "core dispute" between India and Pakistan and the dream of peace and prosperity of the people of the region will remain elusive without resolving the issue. Describing Kashmir issue is the "unfinished agenda of partition and the oldest disputes in the UN Security Council, Sharif said "for the last seven decades India has denied the people of Kashmir the right to self-determination promised to them by the international community through numerous UN Security Council resolutions". He was speaking on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day.Also read: Pak minister: Hope assembly elections in India help resume talks