Indo-Pak peace process to continue: Musharraf
IRNA
Islamabad, Nov 28, IRNA -- Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent India-Pakistan peace overtures should form the start of a process and not the end of it, Radio Pakistan reported Friday. "The recent peace overtures must lead to a dialogue between the two countries to include all outstanding issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir," he told a visiting US congressional delegation including former First Lady Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Jack Reed who met him in Rawalpindi Thursday night. Pakistan`s Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Sunday announced a ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed region of Kashmir as a gesture of goodwill to India. India responded positively and forces of the two countries are enforcing ceasefire along the LoC, un-disputed border and in Siachin Glacier in the north for the last three days. During the course of the meeting Musharraf and the US Senators reportedly discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the recent steps taken by Pakistan with regard to improvement of relations with India. The US senators expressed appreciation about Pakistan`s critical role in the fight against terrorism and the valuable help rendered by Pakistan for stability in the region, according to the radio. "Senator Hillary Clinton congratulated the president for the steps taken by him for the promotion of peace with India," it said. Later, former US President Bill Clinton spoke to President Musharraf on telephone, the report said, they discussed India-Pakistan relations. TK/TSH/210 End
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