'After viewing the situation and consulting legal advisers and political allies, with their advice I have decided to resign...I don't want anything from anybody. I have no interest. I leave my future in the hands of the nation and people.... God prot
I, Chief of Army Staff, proclaim emergency throughout Pakistan. I hereby order and proclaim that the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall remain in abeyance. This shall come into force at once.
'My autobiography is a window into contemporary Pakistan and my personal role in shaping it. I have lived a passionate life, perhaps impetuously in my early years, but always focused on self-improvement and the betterment of my country.'
'The attitude of the Indian government after this incident was somewhat regrettable ... Pakistan will fully help India to identify terrorists or their organization if we are provided with specific information and evidence.'
The UNSC 'should become more representative; not by adding a new elite ... Resolutions of the United Nations, especially the Security Council's decisions, must be implemented ... It is essential to find a just solution of the dispute over Jammu and K
'It is the Muslims who are the perpetrators and it's the Muslims again who are suffering. This is our misfortune. It is all the more regrettable that whenever ... incidents of terrorism happen, our country directly or indirectly gets linked to these
Never were the atmospherics so good, the soundbytes so calibrated, and the joint statement so positive. Updates
'While then I came in a situation of tension and in a situation of acrimony. Now I came in an environment of harmony, cordiality, peace and an environment which I think historically Pakistan and India have never seen before.'
The Pak Prez may have been more muted than usual in raking up J&K but the "dispute", he also said, "cannot be ignored. Its resolution cannot be delayed. We desire a resolution of Kashmir which is just and acceptable to India, Pakistan and the people
The good General obviously did not follow the Indian foreign secretary's advice yesterday, and had obviously not fasted - the annual Kashmir itch seemed to have broken out into rashes in his address.
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