Pakistan says it is 'not subservient' to India

August 19, 2014 19:00

A day after India cancelled Foreign Secretary-level talks over Pakistani envoy's meeting with Kashmiri separatists, Pakistan today reacted strongly saying it was "not subservient" to New Delhi and was a "legitimate stakeholder" in the Kashmir dispute.

Arguing that High Commissioner Abdul Basit did not interfere in India's internal affairs, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam claimed that Kashmir was not part of India.

"That is just a pretext. It was not the first time that meetings with Hurriyat leaders took place. It is been happening for decades," Tasnim said.

She was replying to Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh telling Basit to not to go ahead with the meeting in New Delhi and to choose between dialogue with India or with the Kashmiri separatists.

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