Gilani hails Zardari’s statement over Kashmir
'Pakistan Times' Kashmir Desk

TOKYO (Japan): The head of All Parties Hurriyat Conference’s Gilani group, Syed Ali Shah Gilani has welcomed statement from Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in which he termed Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan as a core dispute.

In a telephonic address to the Muslim Community in Tokyo on Tuesday, Syed Ali Shah Gilani said Zardari’s statement was encouraging.

Gilani said he met PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif in Jeddah in 2006, and in the meeting Nawaz Sharif reiterated his stance to stand by the cause of Kashmiri people and their right of self-determination.

Gilani said Kashmiri people were concerned about the internal situation of Pakistan since they had high hopes from it.●