Siachen issue should be first on the table: PESS

 

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PM-level dialogue demanded to resolve Siachen conflict

Siachen issue should be first on the table: PESS

Rawalpindi: <April 23>

The Pakistan Ex-servicemen Society (PESS) has demanded the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India should immediately hold result-oriented negotiations with a single point agenda of resolving the Siachen standoff.

More soldiers are being killed because of severe weather than clashes the ex-servicemen said in a meeting with President PESS Lt. Gen. (Retd) Faiz Ali Chishti in chair.

It is responsibility of the military and political leadership to find a solution which is acceptable to both countries; Siachen issue should be first on the table, they said.

Everyone is becoming aware about the high cost of struggle in the wake of Gyari incident.

Reduced tensions will help Pakistan and India to pull out their troops which will cut defence expenditures enabling governments to spend more on welfare, it was noted.

The meeting welcomed the reaction of President Zardari, PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif and COAS Ashfaq Parvez Kayani following the demand of troops withdrawal made by PESS last week.

The former servicemen said that all this was possible with the help and positive role media played in highlighting the critical issues.

Maj. Gen Haroon Sikandar Pasha, Commodore M. Farooq Mirza, Sq. Leader Liaquat Ali Ansari, Col. Sajjad Akhtar Malik, Col. M. Mumtaz, Lt. Col M. Tariq Kamal and a large number of members were also present on the occasion.

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Lt. Gen. (Retd) Faiz Ali Chishti, President, 051-5701287/8

Sq. Ldr. (Retd) Liaquat Ansari, VP, 0333-5166636

Lt. Col (Retd) M. Tariq Kamal, Sec. Gen, 0300-8542971, 051-5700541

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