Pakistani Prime Minister Calls On Indian Counterpart To Resume Bilateral Dialogue- Reports

Fakhir Rizvi Published September 20, 2018 | 04:17 PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi and urged New Delhi to resume bilateral dialogue, local media reported on Thursday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2018) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi and urged New Delhi to resume bilateral dialogue, local media reported on Thursday.

According to the Pakistani Geo tv broadcaster, Khan, in particular, called for a meeting between foreign ministers of the two countries, which could be organized on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Also on Thursday, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Muhammad Faisal said that Prime Minister Imran had written his response in a positive spirit.

For over 70 years, India and Pakistan have been engaged in a conflict over the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, with both states laying claims to it since the end of UK rule over India and its partitioning into two separate countries: India and Pakistan. In 2003, a ceasefire agreement was signed, but the two sides continue accusing each other of violating it, which results in continued instability in the region.