Pakistan, India must resolve Siachin issue

COAS, Gen Pervez Ashfaq Kayani has said that Pakistan and India should resolve the otherwise quite complicated issue of Siachen, bilaterally. Talking to media in Skardu, he stressed that both countries should co-exist peacefully and harmoniously, and also expressed Pakistan's dire resolve to seek an amicable solution for all political issues and controversies. Replying to a question, he refrained from commenting on question of Nawaz Sharif; " as the world knows the reason of presence of Pakistani forces at Siachin top". He reminded that Pakistan was forced to respond to illegal and unwanted Indian intrusion of the region, and said that Pakistani forces were there to defend its homeland territory. He cautioned that Pakistan's desire and quest for peace and harmony in the region should not be construed as its weakness, and declared that the ongoing rescue operation at Gyari would continue until total rescue of glacier trapped soldiers, while also praying for their safety. He said that all kind of options and efforts would be made in the rescue operations, no matter how long and what cost it took.