Pakistan offers conditional peace, India says onus on Islamabad to end terror

Pakistan Army chief Gen Bajwa reportedly said India and Pakistan should "bury the past and move forward" towards cooperation. Sources in India said that while India desired peace, Pakistan will first have to end "terrorism" emanating from there country.

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that "stable" Indo-Pak relations is a "key" to unlock the untapped potential of South and Central Asia by ensuring connectivity between East and West Asia. Addressing a session of the first-ever Islamabad Security Dialogue, General Bajwa said that it was time for India and Pakistan to "bury the past and move forward" but added a condition and said that for "resumption of peace process or meaningful dialogue", India will have to create a "conducive environment", particularly in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources in India said that while India desired peace, Pakistan will first have to end "terrorism" emanating from their own country.