Government Warms to Pakistan’s Peace Offer
From Times Wire Reports
INDIA
India said it would respond positively to Pakistan’s offer of a cease-fire on the military line dividing the disputed Kashmir region, and suggested extending the truce to the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield.
But Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said Muslim rebels must be stopped from crossing into Kashmir to join a revolt against Indian rule if any cease-fire was to last.
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