New Delhi: Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday said the detention of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar by the Pakistan Government in connection with the Pathankot terror attack is a positive step, adding that New Delhi must hold talks with Islamabad as the neighbouring nation has for the first time accepted the obvious.

'Personally, I feel Pakistan has taken a positive step for the first time. The usual line of Pakistan was to be in denial, this time they have accepted the obvious. The fact that they have detained Masood Azhar and his brother is a hopeful sign,' Singh told ANI.