AJK president and prime minister receive President Asif Zardari on his arrival at Kashmir House. PHOTO: APP
President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated his unswerving moral, political and diplomatic support for the country and for the Kashmiris in their struggle for liberation.
Addressing a farewell reception hosted in his honour by the leadership of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the outgoing president said that the Kashmiris have rendered great sacrifices for their just and legitimate cause and added that their sacrifices will not go in vain.
President Zardari, who is due to leave office on September 8, said that the people of Kashmir should be credited for using political means to resolve the issue instead of taking up an aggressive approach.
While reassuring Pakistan’s continued support to Kashmiris he said that the message that patience bears fruit needs to be conveyed to the coming generations. Citing his own example, the president said that he successfully completed his tenure because he exercised patience and never reacted to political attacks from his adversaries.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2013.
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For some time The Express Tribune has not published my comments. I shall not be surprised if this comment also has a similar fate. I am no admirer of Mr Zardari’s intellectual calibre. He does not seem to realize that it was Pakistan’s choice of the ‘cause’ of Kashmir that locked Pakistan in an impossible showdown with India from the moment of its (Pakistan’s) birth. If Pakistan remains wedded to that ‘cause’ and goes on as it has gone on for 66 years, then Pakistan shall go on descending ever deeper into the slough of un-progress and un-development. Someone should arise in Pakistan to recognize what Pakistan can do and what Pakistan cannot do. Even then, let us wish Mr Zardari a longer, happier, and eventful life after retirement from the presidency. V. C. Bhutani, Delhi, 7 Sep 2013, 1414 IST