Former Army chief Mirza Aslam Beg has predicted a breakthrough in Kashmir issue during the coming Indo-Pak summit, and said the summit`s success and failure would depend on Vajpayee, as he is in a stronger position compared to Gen. Musharraf, having consulted Kashmiri leaders and politicians. He also expressed the hope that the summit would result in a major trade expansion between the two countries.
Speaking at a seminar organised by the Institute of Policy Making in Islamabad on Saturady, Gen Beg said ``Our side has done no home work while Indians have already articulated their position in consultation with their opposition and members of the National Security Council``.
``There is no Ch. Shujaat hussain in India,`` he said, referring to the PML leader`s proposal for going for the third option--autonomous Kashmir.

Gen Beg apprehended that Ch. Shujaat Hussian might be representing the official thinking. However, he warned that in case of failure of the summit, jehad will continue and Gen. Musharraf might be the open casualty. He said that India perhaps believed that time had come to disengage from Pakistan, play the role of a regional super power and win the seat of the UN Security Council.
He alleged that America is not happy with Gen Musharraf, as is evident from its disapproval of his assumption of the office of president, and asked India to open a dialogue with Pakistan after the visit of the Chinese Prime Minister to Pakistan. Bureau Report