The prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir called on Tuesday for the partition of Kashmir on religious lines as a way to resolve the long-running bloody dispute with India over the territory.
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Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan said Kashmirâs Muslim-majority areas should go to Pakistan and Hindu areas accede to India. âThis solution is the closest to the 1947 partition plan under which India and Pakistan came into being,â Mr Khan told Reuters in a telephone interview. The prime minister said the division of Kashmir on religious lines would be âface savingâ for both Pakistan and India. âIf the Muslims of Kashmir are not prepared to live with India, how could Hindus agree to live with Pakistan,â Mr Khan said. âThis solution can be face saving for India, Pakistan and Kashmiris.â |