PAKISTAN CALLS FOR 'COMPOSITE' DIALOGUE

Addressing Pakistan Senate, country's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says ceasefire with India has been extended till May 18

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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a "composite dialogue" with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides.

Addressing the Senate on Thursday, Dar said the "ceasefire" with India has been extended till May 18, but a political dialogue will ultimately have to take place to resolve the problems between the two neighbours.

"We have told the world that we will hold a composite dialogue," Dar, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said.

He also said that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India would again get in contact on May 18.

The composite dialogue was launched in 2003 when General Pervez Musharraf was ruling Pakistan. It had eight baskets of components, containing all contentious issues between the two countries.

The dialogue was derailed after the 2008 Mumbai attacks and not restored in proper form.