Islamabad: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have called for breaking a stalemate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), ruling out war between India and Pakistan as an option to sort out issues and emphasising the use of corporate and industrial ties in the region to keep the forum intact.
Experts at a panel discussion, organised by the Institute of National Security Studies in Sri Lanka (INSSSL) and the Pakistan High Commission, urged dialogue to sort out differences in the region, mainly between Pakistan and India, which have so far prevented the holding of the 19th Saarc summit.
The speakers at discussion on ‘Saarc: Its impediments and way forward’ called for workable solutions to longstanding issues such as the conflict between Pakistan and India on Kashmir.
“We are struggling with our historical issues while much larger concerns are looming on the horizon,” Pakistani High Commissioner retired Maj Gen Syed Shakeel Hussain said.
