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LAHORE: Former foreign minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri has said that India cannot isolate Pakistan but its intrinsic situation is isolating it from the comity of nations. “We need to strengthen Pakistan intrinsically so that we can counter India logically and rationally,” he added.

He was addressing the launching ceremony of one year post graduate diploma in Indian Studies at Centre for South Asian Studies, here on Monday.

Former high commissioner to India Shahid Malik, Chairman Sahara for Life Trust Abrar-ul-Haq, Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities Prof Dr Iqbal Chawla, Director Centre for South Asian Studies Prof Dr Umbreen Javed, faculty members and a large number of students were present on the occasion.

Addressing the ceremony, Kasuri said the resolution of bilateral enduring issues between India and Pakistan could not be a war; the only solution of their issues is the resumption of dialogue process between the both. He said that China too is not in favour of confrontation between the two but it wanted them to sit on the negotiation table.

Shahid Malik said a number of institutions are working in India conclusively on Pakistan. He said a huge number of books had been published on Pakistan in India that shaped the cognizance of researchers. He said launching an Indian Desk was also a timely initiation that would help researchers, students and policymakers to comprehend India’s mind. Furthermore, he said, the only solution of Kashmir issue is dialogue between India and Pakistan with third party mediation. Prof Dr Iqbal Chawala appreciated the untiring efforts of Prof Dr Umbreen Javaid for commencing the diploma, holding lectures, conferences and publishing of books.

He said all these efforts would help the experts and intellectuals to understand India’s intensions incited by various organizations working in India such as RSS and Hindutva.