Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that his country wants long-lasting peace with India and war is not an option for either of the two neighbours. “We want permanent peace with India through dialogue as war is not an option for either of the countries,” he said, while talking to a group of students from Harvard University, US, reported The News International.

However, Shehbaz Sharif also added that sustainable peace in South Asia was linked to the resolution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The sustainable peace in South Asia was linked to the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issue in line with the UN resolutions and the wishes of Kashmiris, and nothing short of it would work, said the Pak PM.