Zardari seeks resumption of Indo-Pak composite dialogue

New York, Sept 22, (PTI) Seeking resumption of the
composite dialogue process with India, Pakistan President Asif
Ali Zardari has said such a move is in the best interest of
the region.

Zardari, who arrived here on Sunday for the annual UN
General Assembly session, made the remarks during a meeting
with former US President Bill Clinton Monday night.

India has suspended the composite dialogue in the wake of
the audacious Mumbai terror attacks, blamed on Pakistan-based
Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit.

Briefing newsmen on the Clinton-Zardari meeting that
lasted for over 40 minutes, Pakistan President's spokesman
Farahtullah Babar said the two leaders discussed issues like
militancy, Pakistan-US relations, Indo-Pak ties and the
situation in the region.

In the context of Indo-Pak relations, Zardari said he
believed that resumption of the composite dialogue was in the
best interest of the region, the spokesman was quoted as
saying by Pakistan's official APP news agency.

Pakistan, he said, was determined not to allow its
territory to be used against any other country.

Zardari also expressed concern over US missile strikes in
Pakistan's restive northwest, saying Islamabad should be
provided with the drone technology so that it could itself
combat the militants.

Also present at the meeting was Foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi. PTI KIM
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