‘India is Pakistan’s most important neighbour’

Dear prime minister concentrate on the growing power of extremist islam inside our own borders and stop worring about the indians.The indians have a secular constittution whereas you made sure that you included a clause which by law now prevents any non-muslim from becoming the prime minister or president of our country.
the presence of notorious and barbaric laws like the blasphemy law,law of evidence etc. is a slap in the face of all rational and sane people of our land.please prime minister take on the islamic fanatics in our own land of the pure before you divert your attention to the giant next door.Recommend

India will surely maintain a very positive attitude as long as Pak military does not plan or attempt another mis-adventure like Kargil/Mumbai and refrain from cross-border terrorism. As per past record, Pakistan has never honoured commitments made to India.Recommend

well ! every time Pakistan show such a spirit, there follows a misadventure. so my mind says ” no more hope “, but my heart says may this spirit continue longer and let the people of both nation breath every lasting peace..lets see, if my mind win over heart, or heart win over my mind..Recommend

I think India cares a damn of what we say or think about them. They are growing at a fast rate in all fields – science, education, economy, & we have insurgencies everywhere, killings in cities & only thing talked about is war on terror.
Until we change our attitude & stop bringing religion in our public lives, nothing’s going to change.Recommend

mr rs johar would like to tell you that it is never the pak military establishment that did Mumbai!!the government whatever that means didn’t have any idea about it!!it was just like a few individuals for example me start to plan and attack Mumbai!!!as far as the money is concerned it can be channeled through saudi arabia the hotbed of militant financing!so blaming the government for this is highly a wronged approachRecommend

i hope a time comes in my lifetime when pakistan and india will have a relationship like france and germany have today.if these 2 countries who were such bitter enemies for centuries could forget their differences then why cant we?Recommend

@ sarmad khan: “you included a clause which by law now prevents any non-muslim from becoming the prime minister or president of our country”. This law was incorporated in the 1973 constitution by (among others) Z. A. Bhutto (known as the father of the 1973 constitution, which he himself violated almost immediately after it was passed). Secondly, the Constitution requires the “Head of State” (the president, not the prime minister) to be a Muslim. I believe we can have a Christian or a Hindu prime minister (even though it may not happen in 50 years).Recommend

@Bhola:

I assume you are eager to come to India, welcome, you will be treated accordingly.Recommend

@ Bhola,you are not that “bhola”.Recommend

Of course friendly relationship between Pakistan and India is in the larger interest of both neighboring countries and also for the prosperity of the whole region.But this desirable objective can only become reality if the leadership of both the countries take some tangible steps without getting pressure from well developed hegemonic establishment of both the countries. The other aspect is Pakistan can only convince India to resolve problems if it resolve its internal issues efficiently while the reality is that Pakistan is loosing its position in international horizons because of its week political leadership.Most importantly the events like Mumbai attacks can do nothing favorable in keeping peace process going but can only facilitate in increasing distrust and sabotaging the on going dialogue process which is the only ultimate solution of the problems between both the states.Recommend

Vienna,06-07-2011
Uncle Prime Minister Gilani, do keep in mind words carry meaning when they
are acted upon.Your government advised the Government of India to route its
neighbourly and good will donation of relief to flood hit Pakistani civilian
population through the United Nations inviting a minimum cut of 15% of the
donations in favour of U.N. as “operational expenses”! How clever and subjective
of you to feel having humiliated ” the most important neighbour”!

India has been consistent in showing positive response to Pakistan at all
times.It was Pakistan that showed cruelty against citizen Frontier Gandhi
in the first place and simultaneously make Kashmir “core issue” and
maintaining the status even after cutting its own nose in far away East
Pakistan!

As for Afghanistan, again words should speak in implementation not exploitation.
That will help establishing regional and global peace.By that all the concerned,
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the United States and the rest of the
world stand to gain.
_Kulamarva BalakrishnaRecommend

@Anonymous:
I would like to disagree with you on that , We do care about you, no matter who says what, you are our neighbors and long time back we were one (i dont believe in the concept of Akhand Bharath), there is no point of enjoying at someone else’s destruction. I still think we can help each other out for the betterment of both Indians and Pakistanis.Recommend

That’s a positive statement from Mr. Gilani but I doubt if Gen. Kayani has the same feeling.Recommend

Yes it is now our most important neighbour as its borders are stretched from east to our west also…good work afghans…thats the way to pay back the favour for giving shelter to millions of afghanis….Recommend

But Mr. Gillani! India is China’s, Banglandesh’s, Sri Lanka’s, Nepal’s and Pakistan’s most dangerous neighbor.Recommend

Please be specific with what regard you are saying that India is important neighbor.Recommend

@Aadersh: People like you are the main cause of pakistan’s problem.Recommend

Did Gilani get permission from Gen. Kayani? Unitl the military is reined in under the civilian control, nothing is going to happen. The connundrum is that, it is not in the best interest of the military to stop promoting hatred and instill fear.Recommend

Thank you Prime Minister. We now know that India is Pakistan’s most important neighbour. I thought we should have known that since 1947. By the way, do you do any paper work or have time to supervise your cabinet colleagues because you are traveling or giving speeches every day, so when do you sit on your desk to do some work ?Recommend

Pakistan should consider themselves extremely lucky that India has a Prime Minister of the stature of Manmohan Singh who has extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan despite facing lot of criticism from the opposition and is sincere in improving relations with this country. His main focus is boosting India’s economy and to surpass China and USA in this field. With this aim in mind, he is least interested in going to war with any of its neighbour especially Pakistan which will only jeopardise India’s economic progress. Its time for Pakistan to reduce expediture on defence which is India cenric and focus on its internal problems and economy.Recommend

@R S JOHAR:
yes you are right, if it was LK Adwani or for that matter N Modi, then this was going to be played out with different rules and outcome could have been very harsh for both the parties concerned!!
Saying that, this situation may arise in future, and there are such people in India who will take hardline stance with Pakistan, and rightly so, as the level of inactivity in regards to Indian requests is almost laughable, and there is no reason for any dialogues until such time as the India’s demads have been addressed.
We really don’t need them ! Regardless of them being a good neighbour or a bad one ! India will move forward, while Pakistan may implode from within on its current course!!Recommend

@R SJUHAR MANMOHAN SINGH IS APNA PAPA FROM PINDI.,Recommend

Pakistan is India’s PIA- Pain in the ….Recommend

@R S JOHAR: Lol, give us all a break mate. Everyone knows that the Mumbai attacks were an inside job by your own Indian government so you can stop your nonsense right there. May God punish your leaders who have played a great role in the destabilization of Pakistan.Recommend

@ R S Johar: Manmohan is just a toady proxy of Sonia, so ‘yes’ all he can do is make these benign statements of ‘friendship’ once in a while. He is an economist and not a politician and therefore is a safe fill-up for the time when the real leader “Rahul” can take over. Yes, he has some good qualities and that comes from the fact that he was born in Pakistani Punjab. By the way, your pseudonym if it is fashioned after I. S. Johar, the great actor also came from Chakwal, Pakistan.

@ Mohsin Patel: What is your problem with PM Gilani? He is too busy giving measurements to bespoke tailors of Jermyn Street and Saville Row to sit down at his desk and do unnecessary work. I am still trying to figure out when he had the time to think up this pearl of wisdom that “India is the most important neighbor of Pakistan.” I thought China is.Recommend

Dear ET, I am sorry for the long comments, but it was important to debate every part of the statement by our PM, thanks and regards

“PM said he hopes to resolve all issues including the “core” issue of Jammu and Kashmir with India.”
The PM or any civilian govt in Pakistan needs to get permission from the real rulers and then talk. Otherwise it would just be talking like Shamsi Airbase, where all the ministers had no idea what was the agreement with the US in 2006 and what was going on? Even better the PM ask the ISPR/Army leadership to make such peaceful statements on record to show their sincerity and support for peace. It should not be like the civilian leadership was talking peace with India while army under Mush was preparing “Kargil”.
If we are serious to resolve all issues, then let us start with the easy, doable problems and not with the most difficult like Kashmir. Once we resolve small disputes and build confidence and trade relationship, the other difficult issues can be addressed. This would be most easy, commonsense and pragmatic approach and both the countries would not have any problem with this.
“Gilani said that “a stable, friendly and peaceful” Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s best interest. He also said that Pakistan hopes to see an “independent Afghanistan without external influence”.
We know that the political leadership may be sincere; again the real rulers want to continue their dream of powerbroker in Afghanistan. I distinctly remember both BB and NS after 9/11 told the world that Mush/army is not going to handover OBL or kill him because he is a golden goose for them. It was only a couple of weeks ago; the Wiki Leaks disclosed that Pakistani generals don’t want peace in Afghanistan while they are sidelined. Once again it would be important for the govt to have the ISPR issue a positive statement to support the civilians. We do not want to involve the army/ISI/ISPR in any politics but only to serve the civilian govt, and fully support its policies.
““India will have to play a more positive and accommodating role to respond to Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns,” he added.
He also emphasized Pakistan’s willingness to maintain peaceful talks with India, adding that “India will not find Pakistan lacking in will.”
Pakistan’s security concerns are not from India they are from the Islamic terrorists and their allies. Pakistan and India both have shown their willingness for too long. Now is the time to show the real actions toward peace, friendship and prosperity. India must make a clear statement that they would never attack Pakistan in the current conditions. Without going into the details that who has been the actual aggressor, India being a large country must show their intention on record to pacify the alarmist apologists in Pakistan.
“Gilani highlighted that 30,000 civilians and over 5,000 troops have lost their lives to terrorism. He also added that terrorism has been a great financial burden on the economy.”
So what, this terrorism was not initiated or supported by India, the opposite is true. Our chickens have come home to roost. Of course most of our resources are devoted to defense, let us start trade and friendly relationship with all the neighbors and create new jobs and prosperity for poor Pakistanis. Why would Pakistan not try to follow the growth and wealth generation of China and India?Recommend

“India is Pakistan’s most important neighbour”

What does that mean?
It means they (India) should be given the status of most favoured nation to receive our state subsidised terror machinery.Recommend

It is very difficult for a democratic country to be friendly with a theocratic state. It is for its own good, that Pakistan change to a democratic secular state. This shows, both people of both countries have similar aspirations and help foster true friendship between two neighbors. On one hand Pakistan can not say it has constitutional obligation towards Islam, and hence its seminaries ( harbor so called state elements, extremist, anti Hindu India), and on the other extend hands of friendship with a secular India.Recommend

@abhishek
Another Indian here: I too want to see that within my lifetime.

We’re actually better off: France/Germany fought for centuries and nearly wiped each other out in ww2. India/Pak are practically brothers (Allama Iqbal had Sikh cousins, many Hindu Indians including myself have Muslim cousins)

Please, please please stop the madness and lets get along!Recommend

I hope we will resolve all of our disputed issues peacefully, but practically not possible, due to many factors.Recommend

Here we go again. I am regretting why I started reading the comments :DRecommend

We are hearing right vibes since last few weeks. Barring few ones, the common public and the Governments on both side are singing tunes of friendship. Its nice for us and humanity. The process of peace should be on a fast pace. Whole India needs good neighbourly relations. I wish to visit Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and many shrines elsewhere in Pakistan. Pakistanis must also be eager to research Indian places and peoples. Cautious and right approach by ignoring hawks and military on both sides will save the day. I wish one day may come when we would be nations of ‘single sub-continent without restrictions’ for movement of the peoples of Bangladesh, Pakistan and India without losing national identities thereby getting prosper on all fronts. Then there might not be need of huge armies, and money saved could be used on education, infrastructure, agriculture and health etc. Indian job seekers are no more interested in getting visas from US and Britain. Job will be aplenty for youth if we unite our sub-continent. Good news all over.Recommend

Good….. so we don’t need the huge big army then….Recommend

Gilani,

Are you speaking as PM of Pakistan? Imagine a Kashmiri brother or sister listening to this statement.

Who’s interests are you looking after Mr Gilani?Recommend

Most important neighbor?
Is that supposed to be a compliment? Do us a favor – please, not that favor.

Important = send endless hordes of terrorists to India
Important = deny Mumbai and other attacks were organized and sponsored by men in Khaki
Important= refuse to proescute the guilty
Important = blame every shortcoming on India
Important = declare wars and then some on India.

India is important. In your eyes, it rather not be. Ignore India and just focus on your own importance.Recommend

India is also Pakistan’s MOST CORRUPT neighbour :-)Recommend

@ Ashok

Hahaha just as your security agencies dealt with the mumbai attackers?? You make me laugh. Your army and security agencies can only kill unarmed stone pelting kids, rape women but when it comes to protecting their country, they run with their tail between their legs…
Your army can only sell their weapons and make money, and their corruption is growing at 80% toooo

hahahaha I cant stop laughing, my belly hurts, hahahahaha

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