ISLAMABAD — President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have expressed their shock and grief with US President George W Bush over the loss of precious lives and property due to Hurricane Katrina >> >>
 

Pakistan takes first major step for ME peace
Kasuri meets Israeli counterpart in Istanbul
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Thursday formally announced its first official contact with Israel, but said its position on the Middle East crisis remained unchanged that calls for an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds as its capital. “Our gesture should demonstrate to Israel that the Islamic world will respond positively if it is ready to accept the imperatives of peace by respecting the fundamental right of the Palestinians to live in freedom and peace in their own homeland,” Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri said in a statement made to the press in Istanbul >> >>

President rules out Israel ties till Palestinian State
Says consensus on NFC emerging
Bureau Report

QUETTA—President General Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan will not recognize Israel unless issue of Palestine is resolved adding that government will take recourse to public opinion to take decision on recognition of Israel or otherwise. “We are not going to recognize Israel. We firmly stand by these words of ours Pakistan will not accord recognition to Israel till the settlement of Palestine issue. We will go to people to seek their opinion for taking decision about recognition of Israel or other wise if the circumstances tilt in favour of Palestine and an independent Palestinian state comes into being”, he said this while addressing >> >>