Islamabad, May 11: Issues like Indo-Pak peace process, situation in Iraq and measures being taken to apprehend al-Qaeda and Taliban militants holed up in tribal areas would figure during "serious" talks US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca will have with President Pervez Musharraf and other leaders during her three-day visit to Pakistan for which she arrived here today. Rocca has arrived to hold "serious" talks on a host of issues including bilateral relations, regional situation and to review developments in Afghanistan and Iraq, Pakistan foreign office spokesman Masood Khan told a news agency here. During her talks with Musharraf, Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, she would also discuss the India-Pakistan peace process, he said, adding that the "the visit is part of periodic consultations to discuss bilateral relations."
The ongoing operations in Afghanistan-Pakistan border to flush out the Taliban and Afghanistan would also figure in the talks, he said.


After her arrival, Rocca went to Chitral, bordering China, to visit US aid health and education projects. She would return to slamabad tomorrow and hold her official meetings.
Bureau Report