ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to seek the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSP] in Jammu and Kashmir and the release of political prisoners to improve the ground situation in Kashmir during the upcoming foreign secretary-level talks, diplomatic sources said today.
Senior Pakistani officials have broadly classified the issues to be raised during the meeting of the two foreign secretaries in Islamabad on June 24 into four categories.
These include outstanding issues like the Kashmir issue, humanitarian matters like the release of prisoners and fishermen, terrorism and trade and commerce, sources told PTI.
The Pakistani side will press for strengthening of confidence-building measures in these areas so that the two sides can ultimately make headway in addressing issues that have bedevilled relations for many decades, they said.
There are indications that the Pakistani side could ask for the withdrawal of the AFSP Act in Jammu and Kashmir on the ground that the security forces have been involved in human rights violations.
