Pak says India `hesitant` to resume dialogue process

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Aug 29 (PTI) Pakistan Saturday said India
appears to be "hesitating" over the resumption of the stalled
peace process due to its "internal political situation" and
insisted that dialogue is the only way forward for the two
countries.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a wide-ranging
interview to a TV news channel, also ruled out the possibility
of Pakistan acting on advice from the West to shift troops
from the Indian border to focus on the campaign against
militancy along the Afghan frontier, terming it as Islamabad's
"internal decision".
Besides, he dispelled the impression that there is a
deadlock between India and Pakistan over New Delhi's call for
Islamabad to take action against outlawed JuD chief Hafiz
Mohammad Saeed for his links to the Mumbai attacks and
demanded "legally tenable evidence" against the LeT founder.

On resumption of the bilateral peace process, Qureshi
said: "At this point, if anyone is seen to be hesitating, it
is India. Their internal political situation is putting a lot
of pressure on them. As far as Pakistan is concerned, it is
ready to engage."
The countries in the region desire the normalisation of
relations between Pakistan and India, he said.

"Pakistan has clearly said that we understand dialogue is
the only way forward. Pakistan is ready to engage (India) and
Pakistan is ready to sit at the table," he said. (More) PTI