 | | If Pak had ever won a war, I'll betcha Perv would have even more medals. | President Pervez Musharraf ruled out on Friday the possibility of an independent Kashmir and said that the idea of self-governance was applicable in the present political scenario. The president made these remarks in a meeting with visiting Kashmiri leaders from across the Line of Control (LoC) here to attend a conference arranged by the Washington-based Pugwash think tank. The president said that an independent Kashmir as a solution to the issue was not applicable because both India and Pakistan do not agree to it, sources told Daily Times.
The idea of self-governance is acceptable and applicable, the president was quoted as saying. The president said that India had conveyed to Pakistan in categorical terms that it would not support the re-drawing of borders, while Pakistan had told the Indian authorities that the LoC as a permanent border was unacceptable, sources said. If the Kashmiris have any idea other than an independent state or self-governance, they should discuss it with me, they quoted the president as saying. |