LoC Ceasefire has Gen. Bajwa's Support, Backchannel Used—Former Pak FS Salman Bashir & Ashraf Qazi
- 3 years ago
Two former Pakistan High Commissioners, who are amongst the most highly regarded diplomats in their country and recognised for their sympathetic understanding of India, have said that the window of opportunity for engagement opened by the reconfirmation of the 2003 ceasefire by the two country’s Directors Generals of Military Operations will not be affected adversely by the fall of the Imran Khan government, if it loses the vote of confidence on Saturday. Both Ashraf Qazi and Salman Bashir have said that the decisions taken and the understandings reached will stand and continue. Mr. Qazi, however, said matters could get delayed if the Imran Khan government falls but there should be no reversal of whatever hopes of engagement are on the horizon.
Ashraf Qazi, who has also served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to America, China and Russia, told The Wire in no uncertain terms that “there have been back channels involved”. He said: “They have happened. There can be no doubt about that. A lot of thought has been given to this. Sherpa work has happened”. However, Mr. Qazi added that he did not know whether these back channels talks happened in a third country or in other ways.
The two former High Commissioners were speaking in two separate interviews to be presented as one double bill to Karan Thapar for The Wire.
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Ashraf Qazi, who has also served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to America, China and Russia, told The Wire in no uncertain terms that “there have been back channels involved”. He said: “They have happened. There can be no doubt about that. A lot of thought has been given to this. Sherpa work has happened”. However, Mr. Qazi added that he did not know whether these back channels talks happened in a third country or in other ways.
The two former High Commissioners were speaking in two separate interviews to be presented as one double bill to Karan Thapar for The Wire.
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