India-U.S. deal disturbing, says Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the civilian nuclear cooperation pact between the United States and India will upset the `balance of power’ in the region.
Addressing jawans at Bhawalpur in the Punjab province on Friday, Gen. Musharraf termed the deal “disturbing to Pakistan.” He maintained that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals were in safe hands and there was no need to worry about them.
Ever since New Delhi and Washington forged the nuclear deal in July last, Pakistan has been seeking a similar package on the ground that it is also a nuclear power like India and needs to boost its energy potential to take care of future needs.
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf may travel to Cochin in southern India to attend the one-day international between the two nations on April 2, a cricket board source told AFP.
"There are indications that he may come to Cochin," the source said on Monday. "We should have a confirmation in the next few days."
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Claiming that President Pervez Musharraf is all for promoting amity and friendship with India, former Pakistan Federal Minister for Culture on Thursday said well-meaning people of both countries should debunk chauvinistic attitude of fanatics to strengthen the ongoing peace process between the two countries.
Speaking at an interaction on Indo-Pak Relations here, Mr Fakhar Zaman, also the chairman of the World Punjabi Congress(WPC) said both India and Pakistan particularly Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and General Musharraf should personally take stock of the extremists and conspirators in the fold of their governments.
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Among the proposals being studied by both India and Pakistan is a suggestion from Islamabad that President Pervez Musharraf take the bus from Muzaffarabad to Srinagar and then fly to Jamshedpur for the India-Pakistan one day international on April 9.
“However, we will have to discuss this with the Indian authorities and nothing is final so far,” sources said.
But the option that Musharraf might ride on the bus linking the two halves of Kashmir, that is scheduled to begin its run on April 7, was among the proposals being considered. This would
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Musharraf's statement came one day after Pakistan's Supreme Court overturned the acquittals of 13 men and ordered their re-arrests in the 2002 gang rape of Mukhtar Mai, 33.
"Mukhtar Mai is free to go wherever she pleases, meet whomever she wants and say whatever she pleases," Musharraf said on his Web site.
"While I sincerely regret what Mai had to endure, the government is taking action to remedy it," Musharraf said.
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India, Pakistan OK travel, trade agreements
India and Pakistan nudged their peace effort forward yesterday with agreements to improve trade and travel links.
''I want to say that I am happy that the talks were held in a positive atmosphere and with an optimistic note," President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan said after meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India for more than two hours yesterday.
''In my view, there has been progress on all issues."
In an apparent softening of his position, Musharraf did not publicly repeat his demand for an early solution to the long-running conflict over the divided territory of Jammu
