ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday said that it was essential for lasting peace in the region that sincere efforts should be made from Pakistan and India to resolve longstanding issues between them.
In a meeting with the Pakistan’s ambassador designate to India Sohail Mehmood in Islamabad, the minister said that the dream of progress and prosperity of the people of the two countries and development and peace in the region could not be achieved till relations of Pakistan and India were free of mutual animosity and distrust.
The interior minister said that it was unfortunate that every effort made by Pakistan proved futile due to lack of trust and stubbornness of the Indian government.
The minister further said that the responsibility entrusted to the new ambassador was a challenge for him and expressed the hope that Sohail Mehmood would utilize all his capacity to fulfill his responsibilities and to protect the interests of Pakistan.
