Dhaka, Aug 24 (V7N) – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday (August 24) stopped short of making a clear statement on the atrocities committed in Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War, instead insisting that the matter had been “resolved” in the past.

Speaking after a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Towhid Hossain in Dhaka, Dar claimed that the “unresolved issues of 1971” had been settled twice – first in 1974, and later in the early 2000s when then Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf visited Bangladesh.

He further argued that an apology had already been made on behalf of Pakistan for the genocide, framing the issue as one that should not impede present-day relations.

In what appeared to be a strategic and cautious response, Dar also invoked religion to address the matter.

“Disagreements can arise within a family. However, according to the teachings of Islam, brothers should forget their differences and move forward. Pakistan also wants to follow that perspective,” he said.

The remarks are likely to spark renewed debate in Bangladesh, where demands for a formal and unambiguous apology from Pakistan over the 1971 genocide remain strong.

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