The world community should pressure India to agree to the four-point proposal given by President Pervez Musharraf to resolve the “core issue” of Kashmir, Pakistan’s former Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Wednesday.Lasting peace in South Asia, a goal desirable for both India and Pakistan, can be achieved only by resolving the Kashmir issue and Musharraf’s proposal is the “most viable and effective solution to the long-standing” issue, he said.Musharraf’s proposal envisaged the de-militarisation of Kashmir and joint control of the area by India and Pakistan.Kasuri, who is contesting the upcoming general election as a candidate of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League -Q (PML-Q), told a press conference in his native city of Kasur in Punjab province that it is essential to have friendly relations with neighbouring countries in the current environment of globalisation.“During my tenure, I successfully promoted better relations with China and India, negotiated the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and helped to raise the image of Pakistan among the comity of nations,” he said.He also said the governments of both India and Pakistan had agreed with his proposal that it would be better to use the Ganda Singh Wala land border rather than Wagah for trade. "Lasting peace in South Asia can be achieved only by resolving the Kashmir issue and Musharraf’s proposal is the most viable and effective solution to the long-standing issue"
