Any discussions with Pakistan will focus solely on terrorism: Modi

KATHMANDU: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated India’s long-standing policy that any discussions with Pakistan will focus solely on terrorism and any negotiations with Pakistan will center around Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

In his address to the nation after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, Modi said Pakistan must dismantle its terror infrastructure if it seeks survival. He said terror and talks cannot coexist, terror and trade cannot run parallel, and blood and water cannot flow together.

Modi also said all terrorist organizations now fully understand the consequences of attempting to harm the dignity of the nation’s women.

Condemning strongly the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, Modi said it shocked both the nation and the world.

He further added that the Indian armed forces executed precise strikes on terrorist hideouts and training centers in Pakistan in response to the terrorist attack.