Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked opposition parties to back his government's efforts on the Kashmir issue so that a strong case on it can be presented to the world community. "The opposition should gracefully accept their defeat in the (Pakistan-occupied) Kashmir polls and back the government's efforts on the Kashmir cause so that we can strongly present its case to the world," said Gilani. Lasting peace in the region could not be achieved till a solution to the Kashmir issue is found,Gilani said while talking to a group of journalists at his residence here yesterday. He said the ruling PPP would continue supporting the Kashmiri people at the moral,political and diplomatic levels. "Pakistanis have an emotional attachment with the Kashmir cause and they are with the Kashmiris till a solution is found to the issue," he said. Criticising former premier Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party,Gilani said those who organised "huge" political meetings during the campaign for the PoK elections spent their energies in criticising the government but did not present any solution to issues. They should have talked about the problems the Kashmiris are facing instead of indulging in 'point-scoring games',he said. "The resolution of the Kashmir issue is in the manifesto of the PPP. Kashmiris have reposed their confidence in the PPP for raising their issue and its pro-people policies," he said,asking the opposition to accept its defeat in the PoK polls.
