Indo-Pak CBMs not going waste: Kasuri

Calling for greater political will to resolve the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that the existing Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between India and Pakistan have not gone waste.

Islamabad, Sep 19 : Calling for greater political will to resolve the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that the existing Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between India and Pakistan have not gone waste.

Kasuri said that the next government would benefit from the progress made in the CBMs and would take the peace process ahead further.

Welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's decision to return to Pakistan, he said the government has been trying to make the political system "inclusive" for all parties.

Commenting on the deportation of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Jeddah, Kasuri said his deportation was not related to the country's foreign policy.

Khurshid said that taking into consideration the growing energy needs of Pakistan, the world should extend help to the country to fulfil its energy requirements through peaceful nuclear technology.

"The European countries should adopt a criteria-based approach and extend cooperation to Pakistan for a peaceful nuclear programme," the Daily Times quoted Kasuri, as saying.

Referring to Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Kasuri said the 45-member Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) should fulfil Pakistan's requirement, as it is a responsible nuclear power.

Replying to a question about the West's demand for Pakistan "to do more in war against terrorism", Kasuri said Pakistan has done a lot, and it is the now the West and the rest of the world's turn to do more.

ANI