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Striking a conciliatory note amid rising tensions, Pakistan said on Thursday that it does not want to live in "perpetual hostility" with India, noting that the time has come for the two neighbours to decide whether the status quo should continue or a whether new beginning should be made.
Calling for an “uninterrupted and uninterruptable” bilateral engagement, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said the two countries must overcome the differences in order to embark on an “irreversible trajectory” of a cooperative relationship.
Maintaining that Pakistan was ready for comprehensive talks with India, Basit, however, said the desire for engagement was missing from the Indian side, adding his government has patience and was ready to wait for resumption of dialogue.
His comments at a discussion on Indo-Pak relations came amid escalating tension between the two countries over a number of cross-border terror attacks, including at army establishments in Uri and Nagrota, and India's surgical strikes across the LoC in September.
At the same time, he said, for Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir was the core issue between the two countries and finding a solution to it could bridge the trust deficit them.
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