Pak. will maintain ceasefire: Sattar

By Thomas Abraham

LONDON, AUG. 11. The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdul Sattar, has said that Pakistan will maintain a ceasefire despite the breakdown of talks between India and the Hizbul Mujahideen. In an interview to the Financial Times newspaper, he said, ``We will continue to maintain the ceasefire, our troops will not fire unless provoked... If there is no firing at our positions, there's no reason to fire back.''

The Minister also reiterated Pakistan's belief that talks on Kashmir would not succeed without its own involvement. ``The Indian position has come around to the view that we can talk to the Hizbul Mujahideen, but not to Pakistan... Any realistic observer will tell you that a settlement cannot be reached in Kashmir without involving Pakistan in a dialogue.''

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