"Trade between Pakistan and India important," says Jilani. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Jilani said commerce secretary-level talks will take place soon with India in which Pakistan will speak about its reservations, although he said that the federal cabinet had agreed upon granting MFN status to India.
He further said that trade between two countries was important.
The foreign secretary said that Pakistan has offered India to investigate the earlier violation of Line of Control (LoC) and that a reply was still awaited in this regard.
Jilani said that it was unfortunate that the 10-year-long ceasefire was breached.
India had claimed that Pakistan's troops killed two Indian soldiers in a cross-border attack, raising tensions between the two nuclear tipped South Asian countries.
The Indian army said the soldiers died after a firefight erupted in disputed Kashmir around noon Tuesday as a patrol moving in fog discovered Pakistani troops about 500 metres inside Indian territory.
A Pakistani senior official had said Pakistan’s director general of military operations had spoken to his Indian counterpart by telephone to deny that his troops were responsible.
Correction: An earlier version of the article incorrectly quoted Jilani as saying that he will hold talks with his Indian counter-part. The error has been rectified.
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I knew it from day one that PK establishment will never let it happen.
@Yoghurt lover: Pakistan’s potential in the field of economy and development is worse than that of Afghanistan Are you drunk? Or just another retarded troll from other side of the border?
MFN with India is bad. Indian goods will flood the market.
But, MFN with China is good. China will and is doing much worse, but come on.. Its China!!
‘Pakistan has reservations over granting India MFN status’
Then don't.
Happy now?
@Aftab Nabi: Well that is Pakistan- the land of contradictions within.
@J.Sandhu: "Pakistan has asserted its right not to grant this status, we must repect their choice, it was theirs to make"
Actually no. It is NPOT their choice to make. As a member of WTO, Pakistan was required to give MFN status to India since 1996 and India could have complained against Pakistan but it did not. Even now, Pakistan negotiated and got something to grant something which it was legally required to grant. After India honoured its part, PAkistan is failing to honour its promise.
And the flip flop continues. Take a decision and stand by it.
I think Bangladesh will tour pakistan before india gets MFN status.
Pakistan has asserted its right not to grant this status, we must repect their choice, it was theirs to make, now lets just move on.
Cabinet has approved grant of MFN status to India. How can a govt functionary, Foreign Secy, say against it?
@Mr T: "If you cant be a good friend to Iran when you voted against them on security council resolution even after they protected india’s concerns on the IPI gas pipeline"
Newsflash - it isn't IPI gas line any more. HAsn't been for a while. India is not a part f it and whatever Iran did to facilitate the pipeline was in its own self interest not a favour to India. Look at the daily new concessions it offers to Pakistan to make it happen.
If yoiu have reservations then forget it. Why are you wasting time discussing it.
good move pakistan
PAkistan had requested India to withdraw its objections to special trade terms from EU in 2011 and in turn promised the MFN. India did its part 15 months back. Pakistan said it would do its part over the next 14 months. When the time has come, Pakistan has gone back on its word.
This type ofdeceipt is not first time. We recall that Vajpayyee was discussing peace with NS and on the backside Kargill was brewing.
If you continue to renege on your promises, how can you expect to have credibility in future negotiations?
@Mr T: You should be ashamed of yourself for drawing the Delhi rape victim in your comments. What you have done reflects a total lack of respect for human dignity. Shame on you again.
India must remove non-tariff barriers for Pakistani goods before Pakistan can grant MFN status to India.
@Badshah who writes "Be thankful to them man. It’s cuz of them you get your few seconds of fame. "
What makes you think I seek 15 seconds of fame? How do you know I don't have 15 years of fame, right now?
Don't go by the aliases.
@G. Din: Aah and another one indian troll comes out of the hiding...
@Yoghurt lover: Be thankful to them man. It's cuz of them you get your few seconds of fame. They curtail your comments once and you make such a big deal. Please never leave us like this again. We love you
@Faryal G
I am 100% against BCCI/IPL. In fact I would be happy if these are banned by the ICC.
If I start with it, I would use the choicest of curse words to deplore BCCI and Bollywood.
Your moderators removed all my comments.
@Pakikaka
You have a skewed understanding of Indians.
I, being an Indian, am the harshest critic of BCCI and Bollywood.
You can count on me to deplore these two heavily even in the future.
"Don't"
@J man who writes "Awwww yoghurt loverrrrr. Where were you mannn. We sorely missed you yesterday on the news item of Dhoni MoM award. Where were you hiding? Did you get an upset stomach for consuming too much yoghurt???"
Well, I am always here. It's the recession, you see. I made three comments on that issue criticizing BCCI in the harshest of harsh terms. But your moderators got scared and removed my comments.
@Yoghurt lover If you cant be a good friend to Iran when you voted against them on security council resolution even after they protected india's concerns on the IPI gas pipeline... you're hardly in a position to point fingers at us. We don't need your friendship. Go save the dying, raped girls in india. That's what your reality is...
@Yoghurt lover: And the indian trolls are back who were hiding away in shame yesterday, welcommeeeee
The whole affair reminds one of the treaty of The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the practice of taqiyya.
@Yoghurt lover: Awwww yoghurt loverrrrr. Where were you mannn. We sorely missed you yesterday on the news item of Dhoni MoM award. Where were you hiding? Did you get an upset stomach for consuming too much yoghurt???
@Yoghurt lover: Oh there you are... you and your bunch of indian trolls were really missed on the news item on BCCI pressurizing the panel to confer man of the match on Dhoni to boost his morale. When the petty reality of you indians was brought out in the open you indian troll brigade was noooo where to be seen... whereas you pounce on the first opportunity to a news where you could defame Pakistan... what that news item should teach you, my friend, is that people who live in glass houses do not throw stones at other... lmao...
pakistan backtracking from its commitment will give a serious blow to ties with India amid current situation,this has the potential to push pack the ties to further isolation with a obvious reason of further upsetting India.lets see in which way pakistan chooses to proceed for mfn or against mfn…but after dilly dallying i think after they will say no....
If Pakistan cannot be a good friend to USA, Afghanistan, Iran and not even China...
Why do we think they will be good friends with us?
India needs to recognize that Pakistan's potential in the field of economy and development is worse than that of Afghanistan and leave it alone.
India also needs to understand that this failed state could implode any moment and make sure that we are militarily prepared for that day.
Silly you have reservations after giving mfn status.Show that,one man one word ,attitude