Qayyum on Kashmir: Pragmatism not Rhetoric
Published in Kashmir Herald, Vol 4/No. 2, by PROF. K. N. PANDITA.
Recently the print media in India reproduced the substance of a statement of the former Prime Minister of Pok, Sardar Qayyum Khan, on the solution of Kashmir issue. Sardar Qayyum, a historic figure from the old guard, is the most respected leader of PoK whose views and comments on Kashmir issue have always carried weight with the observers and policy planners. He has himself been an active player on the stage.
If the Indian press has quoted the Sardar correctly then one can say there is more of pragmatism than rhetoric what he has said. Sardar Qayyum has always been very careful and considerate in regard to his statements on Kashmir issue.