India's rejection to dialogue is contrary to world's will -- Pak

India's rejection to dialogue is contrary to world's will -- Pak
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 8: Pakistan on Saturday said India's rejection of its offer to hold talks was contrary to the will of the international community and accused New Delhi of carrying a propaganda war against Islamabad to divert world attention from the situation in Kashmir.

"We think, by rejecting dialogue (offer), they (India) are going against the trend of the times and against the will of the international community," foreign office spokesman Tariq Altaf told reporters here. "Their purpose is to continue to drum up propaganda against Pakistan as a smokescreen to divert international attention," from the situation in Kashmir, Altaf said.

"Parroting allegations of infiltration would take them nowhere," he said, adding, "We have repeatedly offered to mutually agree on mechanism, which would permit monitoring of the Line of Control. That is a serious approach. Repeatedly making unsubstantiated allegations is not".

"If they consider infiltration is an issue, then why they do not come to the negotiation table," he questioned and said, "Our offer for talks still remains on table".

Referring to Union Home Minister L K Advani's statement that the Government was ready to hold talks with separatist groups of Kashmir within he framework of Indian Constitution and if militant violence ended, Altaf said, "This is mere propaganda intended to create a facade of sweet reasonableness and not a serious attempt to sincerely initiate a process of resolution of the Kashmir dispute. "It is primarily intended to create the impression internationally that India is willing to talk to the Kashmiris and is also an effort to sow dissension which is bound to fail". The Hurriyat Conference leaders, while commenting on the offer, have stated that they will respond to any proposal only if tripartite talks are held, Altaf said.

He also denied any Pakistan connection with the nuclear material-laden trucks seized while allegedly on their way to Pakistan. "The Government of Pakistan has nothing to do with this episode. We are not in any way connected with this shipment," he said reacting to media reports which said that the trucks, seized on Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, were transporting nuclear material to Pakistan.

Describing the reports as "an attempt to falsely implicate Pakistan", he said, "We are not aware of any further details of this fabricated story. The truck was registered in Iran and the driver of the truck was an Iranian."