President leaves for ME today
From Our Diplomatic Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—President General Pervez Musharraf will leave on visits to Kuwait, Yemen and Saudi Arabia on Saturday (today). During the first leg of his tour, President Musharraf will arrive in Kuwait. He will meet Amir of Kuwait and discussed with him host of issues relating to bilateral interests of both countries.
According to Foreign Office spokesman, Kuwait is investing $245 million on seven projects in Pakistan and the visit of President Musharraf is thus significant as trade relations will further blossom between the two countries. In the second leg of his tour, President Musharraf will visit Yemen. He will meet host of leaders and discussed with them number of issues concerning mutual interests. In the third leg of his tour, Musharraf will visit Saudi Arabia on December 7 where he will participate in two-day OIC Summit in Makkah Mukarma. President Musharraf will address in the conference. The conference will discuss various issues like Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia, Chechnaya, elimination of terrorism from the world and other challenges faced by Muslim Ummah.