<p> Pakistan’s Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday said all issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved to ensure “peaceful co-existence” which would allow the two countries to focus on development and the welfare of the people.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In his first public remarks on the peace process that was resumed by New Delhi and Islamabad last year, the powerful Army chief said: “All issues should be resolved and peaceful co-existence is very necessary for both countries. There is no doubt about that”.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters in the northern town of Skardu after reviewing the search for 138 people who were buried by an avalanche that hit a high-altitude army camp, Kayani said Pakistan hoped that the Siachen issue is “resolved so that both the countries don’t have to pay the cost”.<br /><br />“There will be a resolution and we want that there should be a resolution (of the Siachen issue). There should be a resolution of Siachen and other issues,” Kayani said in response to questions during a rare media interaction. Peaceful co-existence between the two countries “is very important” as it will enable everybody to “concentrate on the well-being of the people”, he said.<br /><br />“We in the army understand very well that there should be a very good balance between defence and development. The two countries cannot keep spending on defence alone and forget about development”, Kayani said.</p>
<p> Pakistan’s Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday said all issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved to ensure “peaceful co-existence” which would allow the two countries to focus on development and the welfare of the people.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In his first public remarks on the peace process that was resumed by New Delhi and Islamabad last year, the powerful Army chief said: “All issues should be resolved and peaceful co-existence is very necessary for both countries. There is no doubt about that”.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters in the northern town of Skardu after reviewing the search for 138 people who were buried by an avalanche that hit a high-altitude army camp, Kayani said Pakistan hoped that the Siachen issue is “resolved so that both the countries don’t have to pay the cost”.<br /><br />“There will be a resolution and we want that there should be a resolution (of the Siachen issue). There should be a resolution of Siachen and other issues,” Kayani said in response to questions during a rare media interaction. Peaceful co-existence between the two countries “is very important” as it will enable everybody to “concentrate on the well-being of the people”, he said.<br /><br />“We in the army understand very well that there should be a very good balance between defence and development. The two countries cannot keep spending on defence alone and forget about development”, Kayani said.</p>