As Pakistan’s economic crisis worsens, Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi has said that talks with India is only possible if the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 that was abrogated on August 5, 2019, is reversed.
Naizi while answering questions during a live with the people said, “If Pakistan revives its relations with India (without the latter restoring the status of Kashmir), it will be similar to turning our back on the Kashmiris,” and unless India takes back the steps it took on August 5, “then we can definitely hold talks”.
New Delhi has already made it very clear that Jammu and Kashmir are an integral part of India and there will be no formal talks with Pakistan until it ends its support to Islamic jihadists in Kashmir. India has held that talks are only possible when the environment is free of terror, hostility, and violence.
However, due to the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, there is a semblance of peace on the Line of Control and have been interacting through backchannel diplomacy to ease tension.
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