Gilani says very satisfied with his talks with Singh

September 6th, 2009 KARACHI - Stressing the need for resumption of bilateral talks with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Islamabad wants relations with New Delhi on an equal footing. "We want relations with India on an equal basis and it is our resolve that we will not allow our soil to be used for terrorism.

August 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif is like a brother to him. Reacting to Sharif's statement that he was heart-broken by his (Gilani's) decision to distance the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from former President General Pervez Musharraf's trial, Gilani said he would soon contact the former Prime Minister to address all his grievances.

August 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Emphasising Pakistan's 'victory' over India at Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told members of the National Assembly here on Monday that he had managed to uphold Islamabad's interests and claimed the upper hand in talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During the course of his address to lawmakers, Gilani triumphantly claimed that for the first time he had convinced New Delhi to include Balochistan in a joint statement.

July 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that Baloch issue would be raised during bilateral talks with India when it resumes. Gilani said the composite dialogue between both countries should be resumed as soon as possible as the delay would only benefit the militants.

July 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded the "statesmanship" of his Indian counterpart, terming Manmohan Singh's statement in parliament on subcontinental ties a "bold vision of peace and prosperity". "I commend Dr.

July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh after positive remarks by the Indian premier in parliament on the peace process with Pakistan. Gilani praised Manmohan Singh "for his bold vision of peace and prosperity in South Asia and the statesmanship he demonstrated", the Nation newspaper reported on its website Thursday.

July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Commending his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh's 'bold vision' for peace and stability for the region, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said both he and Dr.

July 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - : President Zardari's statement that India no longer remains a threat to the country, were his 'personal views', Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf aza Gilani has said. Talking to media persons after returning from Sharm-el-Sheikh, Gilani said there is a need for a more 'careful' approach while talking about the relations between the two neighboring countries.

July 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Paying tribute to the political sagacity of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday that dialogue was the only way forward to restore sub-continental peace. Dialogue is the only way forward, he said at a press conference here two days after the two countries had agreed to resume talks at the foreign secretary level by delinking terror from the composite dialogue process.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear to his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday that there can be no further bilateral dialogue unless Islamabad contains terrorist activities directed from Pakistani soil. "We were quiet clear that if acts of terrorism continue to be perpetrated, there is no question of any dialogue, let alone composite dialogue," Manmohan Singh told reporters here after three hours of talks with Gilani on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - The much anticipated meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani began here Thursday amid expectations that the two sides will be issuing a joint statement. The two leaders are accompanied by their delegations, including the foreign secretaries of the two nations.

July 14th, 2009 Sharm el-SHEIKH - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his delegation arrived at this Egyptian town Thursday evening, just in time for Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to meet his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir. The Tuesday night meeting will be followed by talks between Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday 10.30 a.m.

July 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of NAM summit in Egypt would be an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties. After presiding over convocation at a college in Islamabad, Gilani said Pakistan wants to maintain friendly relations with all its neighbours, including India and Afghanistan.

July 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would meet Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt on July 16, the Pakistan Foreign Office has said.

May 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has telephoned his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on assuming office for a second term following the decisive victory of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the general elections. Talking to reporters here Tuesday, Gilani said he had congratulated Manmohan Singh and hoped that the new government in India would work towards improving ties with Pakistan.