INDIA AND PAKISTAN AGREED

INDIA AND PAKISTAN AGREED
FULL FLEDGED DIALOGUE
India and Pakistan have agreed to resume full fledged dialogue which has been disrupted since the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008. Prime Minister Manmohan singh and his pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raaza Gilani decided to ask their foreign ministers and Foreign Secretaries to first discuss the modalities of restoring trust and confidence in bilateral ties.
India’s concern on terrorism came up for detailed discussion with the prime minister conveying to Mr Gilani that public opinion in India was exercised about the ‘terror machine’ that operates from pakistan and this was the only aspect holding back normalisation of rellations.
Dr Singh touched on all aspects of concern to India such as Pakistan based terrorist infrastructure, increase in infiltration and the slow progress in prosecuting the perpatrators of mumbai attacks.
Dr Singh also spoke of India’s “deep and continuing concern about the failure to prosecute Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz saeed. Mr Gilani assured Dr Singh that Pakistan was serious about prosecuting the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks and maintained that all efforts were being made to bring the trial to a speedy conclusion. He also said pakistan would not allow its teritory to be used for terrorist activity against India.
Pakistan prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani invited Manmohan Singh to visit Islamabad and Dr Singh said he would look forward to visiting the country. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi described Dr Singh as a visionary and academic. He said the Indian Prime minister had his heart in the right place and he was a well- meaning person” He is an academic.Heis a visionary.
Prof.John Kurakar