Islamabad, May 24: In a cautious response to India's
suggestion for sharing intelligence on the activities of
militant groups, Pakistan today called for creation of a
"constituency for peace" and said that such things could be
considered "if there was meeting of minds at the top."
In a guarded reaction to comments by External Affairs
Minister Yashwant Sinha suggesting intelligence sharing under
joint mechanism, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Muhammad
Kasuri said the two countries could do a lot of things
together but a "meeting of mindsets" as necessary for such
initiatives.
"May be lot of things can be done. But what is more
important is creation of a powerful constituency for peace,"
he told the Indian correspondents here over phone from Lahore.
He said for such steps, "a meeting of minds" was
required, specially between the leaderships of both the
countries.
Kasuri also said that Pakistan would appoint the high
commissioner to India soon.
Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has
told the media in Karachi two days ago that a decision would
be taken on high commissioner to India in consultation with
Kasuri.
On the delay in the resumption of flight services between
the two countries as well as Pakistan granting airspace, he
said such things needed to be discussed by civil aviation
officials on both sides, adding that such issues can be
amicably resolved after appointment of high commissioner.
Bureau Report
