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| India-Pakistan |
| LoC not acceptable as border: Musharraf |
| 2002-06-24 |
| President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Islamabad will not accept the Line of Control dividing Kashmir between Pakistan and India as the international border. In an interview with the Washington Post, the president said accepting the LoC as a border or granting some sort of autonomy to Kashmir would not solve the problem. "If the Line of Control were the border, what have we fought two wars for?" he asked. Thought you guys were fighting for Kashmir self-determination? "Self-determination" doesn't include any options but joining Pakland, does it? President Musharraf also said that Pakistan might boost its military capabilities, citing increases by India in defence spending. "If they tilt the conventional balance, we shall have to restore it." Better start doing some serious breeding to catch up, too... President Musharraf said the United States was the only country which could persuade India to start a dialogue as "bilateralism has not worked." Normally we don't define "bilateralism" as carrying on a covert war against one's next-door neighbor. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |