Pakistan

‘India is Pakistan’s most important neighbour’

PM Gilani said he hopes India will have a more positive attitude to dialogue with Pakistan.

Express July 06, 2011

SWAT: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that Pakistan views India as its most important neighbour and hopes to resolve all outstanding issues in a peaceful manner.

This statement was made by the prime minister during the counter-terrorism conference held in Swat.

Gilani said that Pakistan desires a result-oriented process of dialogue with its regional neighbours and hopes to resolve all issues including the “core” issue of Jammu and Kashmir with India.

The prime minister added that he hopes India will have a more positive attitude to the dialogue.

“India will have to play a more positive and accommodating role to respond to Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns,” he added.

He also emphasised Pakistan’s willingness to maintain peaceful talks with India, adding that “India will not find Pakistan lacking in will.”

While discussing Pakistan’s role in the war on terror, 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.

Referring to Afghanistan, 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”.

COMMENTS (74)

Bhola | 12 years ago | Reply

@ 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

Dalit Hindu | 12 years ago | Reply @Manoj: We will do none of that. Don't lecture us. Remove the root cause, Kashmir. lecture will not serve you anything when innocent Kashmiris will be killed each day by the hands of your terrosist Army, let's remove the root cause. Otherwise fighting with effects will never gain anything, Can you tell us what are these hate speeches everywhere in open all over India? Stop this nonsense first with in your own terrorist frontiers . And do not return here until then. Good bye, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7D-kcayBL0

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Bhola | 12 years ago | Reply India is also Pakistan's MOST CORRUPT neighbour :-)

Salman | 12 years ago | Reply @ R. S. Johar: You are welcome my friend. This explains your interest in surfing Pakistani news sites. Please disregard my insults for PM Manmohan Singh. He actually is a great man. We need a realistic dialogue for the Partition of India to see the failings on both sides that resulted in the breakup of the country. Consigning Maulana Azad's book "India wins Freedom" to dustbins of history and stashing away Jaswant Singh's book about the Partition is just hiding from the facts and will delay the process of reconciliation. I would have done the same thing as the Muslim neighbors of your parents did to protect the lives of Hindu neighbors. India and Pakistan could be natural allies and work together to alleviate the suffering of hundreds of millions of our oppressed and dis-possessed people whose historical ties span thousands of years. My regards and respects for the memory of your beloved parents.

R | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

R S JOHAR | 12 years ago | Reply @Salman: You are spot on my friend, my parents lived in Chakwal and owned a lot of property in this place but all was lost during partition. Nevertheless, my parents never complained but always spoke of pleasant memories along with utmost special gratitude towards their Muslim neighbour who saved my father's life during 1947 riots. Regards, R S Johar, New Delhi.

abrar | 12 years ago | Reply 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?

Frankk | 12 years ago | Reply Sandeep

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

According to both recent surveys of Pakistani public opinion 75% of Pakistanis see India as an enemy and 57% see India as their greatest enemy.

Baba Jee | 12 years ago | Reply Good..... so we don't need the huge big army then....

Hedgefunder | 12 years ago | Reply @Sanjay Sharma: Yes i too dream of such things and events, however its all bit too much wishful thinking for the people on all sides to agree upon !!! We have always been hearing these so called vibes and remarks, but sadly they lack commitment and actions !! Well those Shrines and Temple you dream about visiting may not be around for much longer as there is systematic and rampant abuse and takeover of places by local goons sponsered by their Politicians and Mullahs for destruction !! First, one needs to educate the people of the region and leave religion in their place of worship, rather than in halls of Govt, than one can even start considering freedom to travel and open zone policies. Our Neighbour's phobia and indocteration of the importance of its Armed Forces will not be so easy to disregard, as these very people will obstruct any progress and development, in event their personal self importance is going to be on line !! Still a great Idea, however not for the region and its people at present time, perhaps in next 50 years if the mindset changes and the education takes precedent over religous zeal!!!

Sanjay Sharma | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

optimist | 12 years ago | Reply As a Pakistani, there is no other option than friendship! We have to live with our neighbours, we like it or not. We share God's earth with each other. Compromise is the only option.

Pakistani in US | 12 years ago | Reply Here we go again. I am regretting why I started reading the comments :D

Aftab Kenneth Wilson | 12 years ago | Reply @Suresh: I agree with the word "Theocratic". It is in fact a mixed plate constitution which gives and paves way and means for all to play the way they like. It is a "Double Edged Sword" type of constitution and if you go through our two top bloggers who have rightly pictured the whole mess through which our nation is going through.

Zohaib Uddin Khan | 12 years ago | Reply I hope we will resolve all of our disputed issues peacefully, but practically not possible, due to many factors.

Manoj | 12 years ago | Reply All the neighbours are important for any country and hence peaceful co-existance is the only option for prosperous region. Due to eternal hate with india, pakistan has been gradully consumed by own created off-shoots of this hate mindsets. It needs to cure itself from this deadly disease and to do it following steps must be taken. a. Close all the madarsha, since it breeds only redical, unskilled youth, who can do only harm to any society. b. Change the syllabus of studies and remove all the hate specific chapters. c. Since, now pakistan has nuclear umbrella, it should drastically reduce defence expenditure, and invest heavily in quality education centres of engineering, MBA and medicine etc. d. Till ( C) happens, it should negotiate with Indian educational institute and try to open the door of these institution for Pakistani students. Lot many seats in these institute goes unfilled every year in India and hence it will be a win win situation for both. institutes will get students and pakistani students will not require to spend heavily to get the same education in costly Australian or US education institute. also, students will get an opportunity to spend a longer period of time in India, they will know that Indian do not hate them or Indian are not their enemy. These students after completing their education will create large infrastucture in their own country and also moderate the views of common pakistani about India. These steps will have a domino effect and hope in due course of time, we will be able to solve our problem and live as good neighbours.

Sandeep | 12 years ago | Reply @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!

Ahmer Ali | 12 years ago | Reply Assalam-o-Allaikum Warahmatullah.Definitely India is the most important neighbor of Pakistan but provided that first India resolves the most core and burning Kashmir issue through only peaceful means and talks on the priority basis.

Suresh | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

sanjithmenon | 12 years ago | Reply Oh my dear! We do not want to be your Most Important Neighbor. Why us poor naked kafirs, The persians who share your biradari and fine qualities are there, not to forget the deepest friend China, the next superpower.

MKD | 12 years ago | Reply "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.

Nasir Desai | 12 years ago | Reply Upcourse it is ("India") important silly!!, that's where all the strategic assets can be tested. the credebility of terror instruments can be tested on Indian soil. It is most soft target, where there is no value to human life (except politicians ).

Mirza | 12 years ago | Reply 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?

Sachin | 12 years ago | Reply Well said Mr. Gilani. I think Pakistan should have realised this long time earlier. Had they realised this earlier, it should not have been in this dire state, what Pakistan finds itself in today. Hope we live good neighbors how USA and Candada and EU countries. Wish some day come, when one does not have to need any Visa to visit Pakistan or any of our South Asian neighbors. Let the better sense prevail !!!

Salman | 12 years ago | Reply @ 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.

Nirvan | 12 years ago | Reply RS Johar, I second your view. Me thinks, that when people have more in common than which divides them, there is competition and differences that can escalate to violence. e.g.: Arab/muslim vs Jews, Catholics vs Prostestants, Sunni vs Shia, N vs S Korea/Vietnam, muslim vs sikh, hinduism vs sikh and Buddhism. We are all made from the same cloth, whatever the name of our God. With each killing and lie our maker must be increasingly restless at our disingenious behaviour. We are our worst enemies.

TruthSeeker | 12 years ago | Reply @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.

jagjit sidhoo | 12 years ago | Reply @tungalahore: State or non state actors all that India wants is that the be tried and convicted for there crime

indian guy | 12 years ago | Reply Pakistan is India's PIA- Pain in the ....

Husein Ali Khan | 12 years ago | Reply Fruit cake: when did you realise this? what about China???????? all neighbours are important. I would rank China as the most Important and trust worthy neighbour. India is also an important neighbours

Safir afkhan. | 12 years ago | Reply @R SJUHAR MANMOHAN SINGH IS APNA PAPA FROM PINDI.,

Safir afkhan. | 12 years ago | Reply it was quaid azam dream also india and pakistan live sid by side like canada and u,s,a

Hedgefunder | 12 years ago | Reply @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!!

Jerry | 12 years ago | Reply I have commented before ,And I will repeat one more time, If any country can save pakistan at this point from disaster, It is only India ,Not china ,Nor US or Europe. Looking at the History ,I am sure India dont have any sinister plan for Pakistan, It is pakistans problem of feeling insecure since 1947.If any country can benifited from Growing Indian economy ,It is Pakistan ,learn this fast and as soon as possible , Making Atomic Bomb or buying F16 or having half million army or supporting terror group ,Not going to feed 1 billion hungry people in Indian subcontinent. I think Indian and pakistani by genetic same animal, No difference at all ,Why fighting ? By fighting you are not going to get anywhere ,what people need is two time food on their table ,Not Bomb ,Ak 47

R S JOHAR | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

Hedgefunder | 12 years ago | Reply So its taken you this long to figure out the importance of India in the region?? Let's deal with the handover of the criminals responsible for terror acts against India , and than move forward. Show some positiveness first before even requesting any fashion of manner from India !! We have been waiting .................... for too long, in regards to acknowledgement, that those wanted people for acts of terrorism are in fact guests of your country !! Don't even mention Kashmir till you are in position to retake the land handed over to Chinese, as that too is part of disputed territory !!!

Mohsin Ahmed Patel | 12 years ago | Reply 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 ?

TightChuddi | 12 years ago | Reply India is indeed Pakistan's most important neighbour. Where else would the strageic assests play?

Menon | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

Menon | 12 years ago | Reply @Aadersh: The bath water you are drinking must be very tasty. Is there any evidence to you accusations?

Nilesh | 12 years ago | Reply @Aadersh: People like you are the main cause of pakistan's problem.

jj | 12 years ago | Reply @Aadersh wanna a mess, be ready, no peace with these kind of ...

Muhammad Saifullah Khalid | 12 years ago | Reply Please be specific with what regard you are saying that India is important neighbor.

R | 12 years ago | Reply Pakistan nurtures, protects and exports terror to India, as a matter of state policy. But India must do more and accommodate Pakistan's "security" concerns! OBL was hiding all along in Pakistan, but it is USA that must give more aid, arms and apologise!! Playing victim and being in denial are convenient and easy. Mr. PM: You could start by addressing your own security concerns. Stop teaching history that divides people. Stop hate fillled sermons in the mosques. Stop funding madarssahs that poison the young. Arrest members of LET etc. who openly send terrorists to India. Stop endless conspiracy theories. Either you can lead Paranoiadistan or Pakistan Choose the latter, if you are a leader. That is the need of the hour.

Worried | 12 years ago | Reply But Mr. Gillani! India is China's, Banglandesh's, Sri Lanka's, Nepal's and Pakistan's most dangerous neighbor.

andleeb | 12 years ago | Reply Has anyone stopped to think that the cunning Indians have managed to finance and train the Pakistani-created Taliban to attack Pakistan? Why else would they be attacking Pakistan? India is behind all of Pakistan's problems, including floods, poverty, corruption etc etc.

saeed | 12 years ago | Reply 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....

san | 12 years ago | Reply Prime Minister now its time to change the name of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to People Republic of Pakistan.. Ban all religious madrassas and hand intelligence agency to some secular individuals not terrorists.

Paras Vikmani | 12 years ago | Reply That's a positive statement from Mr. Gilani but I doubt if Gen. Kayani has the same feeling.

Saleem | 12 years ago | Reply @Bhola: Unfortunately, Pakistan is left to export JIHADIS only, though same JIHADIS are responding back in great manner. Mr. Bhola, why don't you go first as JIHADI to INDIA and if returns successfully then you may be able to convince others. I doubt that you will be able to step a single foot in secured INDIA...Indian Government is not sleeping like ours. They screwed Mumbai attackers in such a way that nothing happened again. But on our Side...JIHADIS are screwing whole military here and there...GHQ, NAVY, ABBOTABAD are main examples. It is time to sense demand of present time and should save our left over country. India is doing great and I'm impressed from their nice performance. Wish! our Govt could ever think on positive side. our 2 neighbors are Top Growing Countries...and we are Top Sinking Country. Now please don't put excuse that it is because of India or USA or Israel. These are lame excuses and nothing more than this.

Hindu Indian | 12 years ago | Reply @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.

Cautious | 12 years ago | Reply American's have it right --- judge Pakistan on what it does rather than what it says -- Pakistan has an unfortunate habit of saying one thing and doing another.

kulamarva balakrishna | 12 years ago | Reply 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 Balakrishna

Naseem Rasmalai | 12 years ago | Reply @abhishek, couldnt agree with you more, its high time, we work together

Rehman | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

Amer | 12 years ago | Reply @abhishek: Totally agreed with you! and I can assure you there are many people on this side of the border who have the same feelings. But currently there is no real hope but shallow words.

kamal | 12 years ago | Reply @ Bhola,you are not that "bhola".

Babloo | 12 years ago | Reply Pakistan is India's most harmful neighbour.

ashok sai | 12 years ago | Reply @Bhola: I assume you are eager to come to India, welcome, you will be treated accordingly.

ashok sai | 12 years ago | Reply But Mr.Gilani, Pakistan is India's most dangerous neighbor !!!

Shakir Lakhani | 12 years ago | Reply @ 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).

ashwin | 12 years ago | Reply Mr PM did you forget China what about afghanistan

abhishek | 12 years ago | Reply 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?

Aadersh | 12 years ago | Reply Yeah Indian as most important neighbor as well as major threat...one thing should b kept in mind all these terrorists r being funded by india to create insurgency in Balochistan as well as rest of Pakistan...so there is no need to get confused with india & terrorists...they both r same!!

tungalahore | 12 years ago | Reply 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 approach

Saleem | 12 years ago | Reply Is there any kind of weight in the statements of our Government officials....means current ones? They just state to become headline of NEWS PAPER and MEDIA...but in reality they have no guts to run a small town even. What every is running in country is just by itself. No struggle from government. But in statements....HUM YEH aur HUM WOH.... How many are Graduates from Good Business Schools or even Political Schools? How many knows RESPONSIBILITIES of seats they are occupying. But everybody is PHD in DEVIL WORKSHOP. Either its corruption or terrorism. They will not learn good lessons from INDIA, CHINA, USA etc....but they have many excuses to compare prices of products...but never compares Per Capita Income. Its all DRAMA and nothing else.

User | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

Aftab Kenneth Wilson | 12 years ago | Reply @sarmad khan: @shanil amjad: Yes, there is a need to understand what means by neighborly good relationships. I agree both with Shani amjad and Sarmad Khan. We first need to remove all madness prevailing in our own society. We are already on the 12th position as a failed state. We can not afford to be marginalized as "Pakistan Versus Rest Of The World".

Mohamed Rifaye | 12 years ago | Reply 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..

dude | 12 years ago | Reply http://tribune.com.pk/story/194837/the-publics-opinion/ look at this. Thanks Mr Gilani for being part of 43% Pakistanis.

R S JOHAR | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

Bhola | 12 years ago | Reply Why not export all the Jihadis to India, it will take care of them both...

sarmad khan | 12 years ago | Reply 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.

shanil amjad | 12 years ago | Reply forget india and focus on eliminating the islamic fascists multiplying in our own society first.At this rate it won't be india that will attack and destroy us but the islamic terrorists who we've funded,supported and trained for so many years.The monsters that we created have now turned on their masters and are now killing our own soldiers. The madrassas which produce lakhs of islamic radicals every year have to be closed down as they do nothing but brainwash young children to hate anyone non-muslim.the children coming out of madrassas are filled with hate towards educated,working women,gays and lesbians,severe hate towards ex-muslims and atheists etc. The prime minister should dedicate his efforts to finding the killers of shahbaz bhatti and making sure the coldblooded terrorist mumtaz qadri gets the death penalty for killing salman taseer shaheed.

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