'If War Breaks Out...' Shehbaz Sharif Wants 'Honest Talks' with PM Modi as Pak Has 'Learnt its Lesson'
His statement comes at a time when a leading English daily in Pakistan has pointed out that while their PM Shehbaz Sharif is begging the world for financial crumbs, India is progressing day by day
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has demanded a “critical and honest talk" with PM Narendra Modi on “burning points like Kashmir" as “three wars with India has introduced extra distress, poverty and unemployment" in his country.
His statement comes at a time when a leading English daily in Pakistan has pointed out that while their country is sliding deeper into an economic crisis and Sharif is begging the world for financial crumbs, India is progressing day by day.
In an interview with Al Arabiya, an international Arabic news channel, the Pakistan PM said, “My message to the Indian management and PM Modi is that allow us sit down on the desk and have critical and honest talks to resolve our burning points like Kashmir. It’s as much as us to stay peacefully and make progress or quarrel with one another, and waste time and assets."
“We now have three wars with India and it solely introduced extra distress, poverty and unemployment to the individuals. We now have learnt our lesson and we wish to stay in peace, but for that we should be capable of resolving our real issues," he added.
Sharif further said that both the countries are nuclear powers and are well armed, “God forbids, if a warfare breaks out, who will stay to tell what had happened".
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