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India should not give veto power to non-state groups: Aziz

Pakistan is ‘anxiously waiting’ for the ‘disrupted’ Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks to resume, a top aide of Pakistani PM has said while appealing to India not to give non-state actors ‘a veto’ over bilateral ties. Sartaj Aziz, the foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said the Pathankot terror attack disrupted the FS-level talks, which he said were crucial to prepare the ground to deal with more difficult issues. 

“As our policy of peaceful neighbourhood, we have reached out to India. We are anxiously waiting for the dialogue to be resumed. The Pathankot incident disrupted the process of the two foreign secretaries’ meetings,” Aziz said.

“Once we begin the dialogue, I am sure we would be able to deal with some issues even if we are not able to solve all the issues at dispute. Our main purpose is that Line of Control should be peaceful, normal relationship should start, sporting links should resume so that tension decreases. That prepares the ground for dealing with more difficult issues,” Aziz said.

He said a Special Investigative Team (SIT) is scheduled to visit India to investigate the Pathankot terrorist attack and collect samples and evidences. But the progress on the investigation depends on the co-operation from India, he said in reply to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations a top US think-tank. 
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