ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has asked India to respond Pakistani offer of carrying out joint probe into Mumbai attack positively, stating that blame-game might harm peace efforts in the region.
He said this while meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who called on him at President House here Thursday.
President Zardari stressed the need to stop continuous attitude of finger pointing towards Pakistan for every mishaps in the region.
He reiterated his stance regarding involvement of non-state elements in Mumbai attack and expressed the desire to work in coordination with the new U.S. government.
The two leaders discuss the region’s post-Mumbai attack situation and escalating Pak-India tension as its aftermath, war on terror, Pak-US ties and other issues of bilateral interests.
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman were also present in the meeting.
Visiting US Secretary of State was assisted in talks by Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher, US Ambassador to Islamabad Anne W. Patterson and other high-ups.
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