Mushahid Hussain Sayed said the perception in India that Pakistan's Army is not willing to resolve the Indian occupied Kashmir issue is wrong as President Pervez Musharraf, who is also holding the office of Chief of Army Staff, had shown willingness to resolve the core issue of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said the government had taken the opposition in confidence on the issue of Indian occupied Kashmir, and added that there is unanimity of views between government and opposition on this issue.
Mushahid said struggle in Indian occupied Kashmir is indigenous and local Kashmiri people are participating in the freedom movement.
He said the world community should understand that without resolving Indian occupied Kashmir issue, peace could not be ensured in the region.
Mushahid said America has helped Pakistan and India to sit on the table of negotiation and convinced the two nuclear powers that all the issues including Indian occupied Kashmir should be resolved through dialogue.
Referring to terrorism, Mushahid said, it has become and international issue therefore, it needed co-operation and interaction at global level to fight it effectively.
He said President General Pervez Musharraf has been making important role in the fight against terrorism, and projecting the concept of "Enlightened moderation" to project the peaceful image of Islam.
Senator Mushahid who is also Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League explained the policies of the government to improve economic conditions of the country.
He said press has been given unprecedented freedom by the government and there is no restriction on any newspaper or television channel.
Senior Vice Presidents PML Gohar Ayub, General Abdul Majid Malik (Retd), Akram Zaki, Additional Secretary General Sardar Mohammad Yousaf, Additional Secretary Information Syed Mahmood Hashmi, Joint Secretary Chaudhry Imtiaz Ranjah, Media Co-ordinator Ghulam Mustafa also attended the reception.