Foreig­n policy expert­s call for keepin­g Kashmi­r issue in global consci­ousnes­s with consis­tencyKARACHI: It is a somber affair for Pakistanis from all walks of life when Kashmir Day rolls around every year. As they hailed him putting the Kashmir dispute back in the spotlight, many of Pakistan’s preeminent foreign policy experts urged the government to capitalise on the space his speech had opened up. Instead of building diplomatic capabilities, as Basit had advised, the government stuck to same diplomatic strategy on Kashmir as its predecessors. “The Nobel laureates need to smell the gunpowder in the streets of Kashmir,” he had urged. “We need practical steps, not just statements, and tweets.”Another step Pakistan can yet take, which former envoy Basit has called for repeatedly, is appointing a special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir to sensitise global leaders on the Kashmir dispute.

Source: The Express Tribune February 05, 2020 04:52 UTC