00:00 On Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Islamabad is willing to talk
00:06 and discuss serious matters if the neighbour also does so.
00:10 In an apparent reference to India, Sharif also noted that war is no more an option.
00:15 Sharif talked about the ties with India while addressing the inaugural session of the Pakistan
00:19 Minerals Summit in Islamabad on August 1.
00:22 This is the first ever minerals summit in the country and its aim is reportedly to explore
00:27 the vast potential of the minerals industry.
00:30 Sharif said that Pakistan has nothing against anybody.
00:33 He said that the nation has to look out for itself.
00:35 Referring to India, he said that even with its neighbour, they are prepared to talk provided
00:39 that they are serious about discussing matters.
00:42 Sharif emphasised that war is no more an option.
00:45 The PM pointed out that Pakistan is a nuclear power.
00:48 Sharif further said that India and Pakistan have fought three wars in the last 75 years
00:53 which has generated more poverty, unemployment and a lack of resources.
00:57 Sharif said, "God forbid if there is a nuclear flashpoint, who will live to tell what happened?
01:03 This is not the option."
01:05 Since partition in 1947, India and Pakistan have fought three wars in 1947, 1965 and 1999,
01:12 which led to a complex and largely hostile relationship between the two nuclear power.
01:16 There have been several instances where tensions have escalated at the India-Pakistan border,
01:21 which is one of the most militarised international boundaries in the world.
01:25 While talking about the minerals deposit in Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan
01:30 has failed to avail benefits despite being home to mineral deposits of $6 trillion.
01:35 He said that the nation cannot blame anyone but itself and also added that the nation
01:39 can achieve its past glory if it takes the required steps.
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