Saarc and Pakistan

Now and then I hear about this Saarc group and lately some writers have even suggested that Saarc countries do away with the visa requirement. Well to state the case of Pakistan and which means Pakistanis, we are very allergic to this Saarc group. Saarc is not allowed to discuss the Kashmir problem. Well Kashmir is at the heart of the problem between India and Pakistan. The issue of Kashmir has to be solved first. The Kashmiri people have to be given the freedom to decide their future. The government of Pakistan represents the thought and the wishes of the Pakistani people. So in case of Pakistan Saarc is dead on arrival in the country.

Some writers have suggested that Pakistan is a neighbour of Bangladesh and I don't understand what it means in this case. I can say that Iran is a neighbour of Pakistan, a railway line connects Iran with Pakistan. Trade between Iran and Pakistan is very low and it can be enhanced many times. Pakistan should explore the huge Central Asian market, which it has ignored for a long time.

It seems the champions of Saarc are now demanding a visa free entry and finally they will ask for a Saarc passport. It seems it has no ending. Pakistanis should not go for it.