Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls Imran Khan talks about peace and development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo from File)

Four days after Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader Imran Khan reached out to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Khan on his Monday [19659004] Khan announced Monday that he would be sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan on August 11.

Sources said the telephone conversation between Modi and Khan took place at 9 pm, although the duration of the call was not revealed. "They remembered their meeting in December 2015 and the conversation of the time … and hoped to pick up the thread," said an important source at The Indian Express

"The Prime Minister has expressed the hope that democracy rooted in Pakistan. "said an official statement by the Department of External Affairs, indicating India's support for the democratic process in Pakistan, where political parties have expressed concerns about its fairness.

Modi, according to the statement of the AEM, also reiterated his vision of peace and development in the entire neighborhood "- which is consistent with the stated purpose of" political of neighbor of "his government and" sabka saath sabka vikas "in the South Asian context

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The Indian statement, however, did not refer to "the atmosphere without terror", the standard language for New Delhi's response to the overtures of Pakistan. Pakistan's e-Insaf (PTI) came out victorious on July 26, winning 116 of the 270 seats, while Khan (65) pointed out that the game of foul must stop between the two countries – Kashmir and Baluchistan. his speech in Pakistan he said: "If India steps towards us, we will take two steps towards them … but at least (we) need a start. At present, it is one-sided where India is constantly blaming us.

Khan 's public statement followed India' s engagement with her team through the Islamabad High Commission. In fact, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria was seen in Iftaar meetings with Khan, and several Indian diplomats have been in contact with key PTI leaders in recent months.

In his first reaction on the general elections in Pakistan. Saturday had hoped that the new government in Islamabad will work constructively to build a safe, stable and secure South Asia "without terror" and "violence".

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AEM spokesman Raveesh Kumar said India wanted a "prosperous Pakistan and progressive in peace with its neighbors ". He also said that India welcomed the fact that the Pakistani people had trusted democracy through general elections. "We hope that the new Pakistani government will work constructively to create a safe, stable, secure and developed open space." In the legislative elections, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of the Palestinian Authority former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, imprisoned, won 64 seats and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of former president Asif Ali Zardari with 43 seats.

Khan, in his statement, had addressed his problem in India, and said that he was a little disappointed with the way the Indian media has portrayed him in recent weeks, as "villain in a Bollywood film". [19659004] But then he also struck a familiar note, echoing the thinking of the military establishment that Kashmir is the "central problem." According to Pakistani government sources, no Pakistani political leader can approach the relations with the Ind e, not to mention Kashmir.

Khan however expressed his desire to increase trade with India – a popular sentiment among Pakistani business circles, "I am this Pakistani who believes that to improve the economy in the subcontinent, trade between India and Pakistan is important. "Our priority should be to increase trade, but the sad thing is that the central issue is Kashmir. We should sit on the other side of the table to solve this problem, instead of indulging in a game of reproach. The Kashmiri people have suffered many human rights violations. Let's not continue this blame game on Kashmir and Baluchistan. We are stuck in square one, "he said.

PTI's election manifesto said they" will work on a plan to resolve the Kashmir issue as part of the UNSC resolutions. " For lasting peace within our own region, especially with an Indian neighbor, conflict resolution and the safe path to cooperation are the most viable. "

In his speech, Khan also tried to find a conciliation." I am this Pakistani who traveled through India because of my cricket, "he said.

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