LahoreThe State Department has said that the U.S. policy on Kashmir remains unaffected despite designating Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist.
Designation of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist does not reflect a change in the US policy on Kashmir, Our policy on Kashmir has not changed said a State Department spokesperson.
A State Department spokesperson said that Washington saw Kashmir as a dispute that needed to be resolved peacefully, according to a media report.
The pace, scope, and character of any discussions on Kashmir are for the two sides to determine, but we support any and all positive steps India and Pakistan can take to forge closer relations. Dawn newspaper quoted State Department spokesperson as saying.