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Despite 26/11, we’ve to live as good neighbours: Pak

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Posted: Feb 07, 2009 at 1618 hrs IST

Islamabad Seeking resumption of dialogue with India, Pakistan on Saturday said the two countries will have to live as ‘good neighbours’ despite the ‘hiccup’ caused in bilateral ties by the Mumbai terrorist strikes.

It also asserted that it wants its probe into the attacks to be ‘transparent’ and ‘open to examination’ because the government is ‘serious’ in prosecuting those responsible.

"The most important thing is that India and Pakistan have to live as good neighbours," Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in an interview in Munich, where he is participating in an international security conference.

"Our democratically elected government started on a policy of normalisation (with India) and we were doing fairly well till the unfortunate Mumbai incident that has caused a hiccup and there is a pause in the composite dialogue," he said in the interview, excerpts of which were aired by Pakistani television channels.

India and Pakistan should resume the composite dialogue process, which began in 2004, to ensure peace in their neighbourhood, he said.

Noting that Pakistan wanted to get over the problems caused by the Mumbai incident ‘as soon as possible’, Qureshi said, "We want to resume dialogue with India because we feel that if we want development in South Asia, if we want regional peace, then normal friendly relations between Pakistan and India will play a significant role."

Qureshi said Pakistan will soon share with India and the world community the report on its investigation into the Mumbai attacks.

"We will share our preliminary report not just with India but with other important players of the world. We will share this report because we want our investigations to be fair, transparent and open to examination because the government of Pakistan is serious in prosecuting people who are responsible for the Mumbai incident," he said.

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Good Neighbours? by SK on 07 Feb 2009

The frequent murderers can not be considered as a good neighbour.

India by Babu on 07 Feb 2009

Pakistans only intention is destabilise and destroy india. Never trusts the pakis

Solve Disputes by Sohail on 07 Feb 2009

India and pakistan are talking to each other since independence but they could reach any breakthrough on solving disputes It has become useless exercise Everybody has lost intrest on india pak dailogue. everybody knows the situation will remain same unless any breakthrough on kashmir issue otherwise it is just wastage of time

Dialogue by romesh.sharma on 07 Feb 2009

I am sure this guy,Qureshi fails the very meaning of good neighbourhood.Pakistan was never good to India and also to the rest of coutries around except China that too because of fears lest it will be declared a failed,bankrupt and terrorists state.India and Indians know what he says is all lies and that Pak is just waiting for another chance to stab in the back.What the hell he is talking about progress and peace in South Asia while his own country is all in shambles and the plight of infrastructure and 80% people is worse than Somalia and Jimbawe.He and his Govt is begging of support/aid from Westerns with cunning and falsified promises to solve the problems which are their own creations.Now the days are over I am sure India will not be getting into any serious dialogue and should not.Show some sincereity and hand-over the wanted criminals to India which may be first step to convince India about starting new chapter of dialogue.

Hello by dinesh mathur on 07 Feb 2009

Hello....Mr. Minister.....Wake up....You want to have a dialogue than stop the terrorism from your soil.Moonh main RAM and bagal main chhurrie.

TERRORIST PAKISTAN AND DISGRACED LEADERS by balu on 07 Feb 2009

The Political persons in Pakistan are shameless, no faith in anything, highly fanatic, not trust worthy should be slapped and the country and its leaders deserve slapping by all world individuals. Let all of us living in this world make ourselves to ensure that we eliminate the terrorist PAKISTAN AND ITS LEADERS AND THE TERRORISTS.

You won't go scot free for long by Tejasvi on 07 Feb 2009

Do not take people of india too lightly .You are not punsihed because of congress and congress is a anti-indian party..That will change and India will do justice to all the perpatrators

Terrorists state of pakisthan. by Adnan Fukar on 07 Feb 2009

what is pakisthan's contribution as a good neighbour , i would say zero ,it still is misleading the world , making stupid comments

BEWARE DAGGER IN THE CLOAK by GLOABL INDIAN on 07 Feb 2009

ALL THESE GUYS, THE PAKI LEADERSHIP IS INTERESTED IN IS THE CONTINUED INFLOW OF US DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THEIR BEGGAR COUNTRY. DESPITE THE EFFORTS THERE CAN BE NO TRANSPERANCY IN THE REPORT AND THE MACHINERY THAT PREPARES THE ASSESSEMENT. THE WORLD KNOWS THE PAKIS ARE UNTRUSTWORTHY, JUST IMAGINE THE PAKI GOVT JUST RELEASED KHAN THE NUCLEAR TERRORIST I GUESS THIS WAS A FAIR THING TO DO!!!!! WHAT A JOKE.WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO CHOKE THE PAKI ECONOMY AND TAKE IT UP A NOTCH OR TWO AND ISOLATE THEM ON A GLOBAL PLATFORM. IT IS APPALLING TO HEAR THAT WE SHOULD RESUME NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS AND PRETEND THAT 11/26 NEVER HAPPENED. TRUE, WE CANNOT CHOOSE OUR NEIGHBOURS BUT PRIOR TO 1947 OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOUR ON THE WESTERN FRONT WAS AFGHANISTAN, LESSER OF TWO EVILS.

TERRORISTAN by Sanjay on 07 Feb 2009

FIRST HANDOVER THE TERRORISTS, BEFORE EVEN THINKING OF TALKING TO US

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