Meeting with India’s foreign minister positive: Pakistan

October 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says he had received "positive vibes" from his Indian counterpart about how to take forward their relationship and peace talks stalled by the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks. The Sep 27 meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday scoffed at Pakistan for terming as "half-baked" India's evidence of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeeds role in the 26/11 Mumbai mayhem.

September 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that all the concerns of Pakistan, and the issue of water would also be discussed with India. He reiterated on Friday that Pakistan and India should focus on resumption of dialogue, which would clinch peace for the whole South Asian region.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will only discuss the issue of terror with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi when the two meet in New York Sep 27, authoritative sources said Wednesday.

September 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet on September 26 followed by foreign ministers' level talks on September 27 in New York, resuming the dialogue process on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session. Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on Monday confirmed that a meeting with his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao would be held on September 26 in New York.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan and Britain have decided to create a joint task force to reform the education system in the Islamic country, Geo TV reported Sunday. The decision was taken during a meeting here Saturday attended by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, among others.

September 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has a special liking for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, as the latter gave him a patient hearing when the two leaders had met days before the Mumbai terror attacks.

September 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal on Friday called on Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir at the Foreign Office to discuss the agenda for foreign secretary level talks in New York. Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in their meeting in New York are expected to discuss issues of bilateral interest, including the resumption of a composite dialogue process between the two countries and progress by Pakistan on bringing the Mumbai culprits to justice as per India's demands, The Dawn reports.

September 5th, 2009 MULTAN - The Government of Pakistan on Saturday claimed that the evidence provided by Government of India regarding the 26/11 Mumbai attacks probe is insufficient and further movement will depend upon India's response. "India's proof is not enough to carry the 26/11 probe.

August 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India's internal politics was the prime reason behind New Delhi's reluctance to restart the composite peace dialogue. Interacting with media persons at the Foreign Office here, Qureshi said it is evident that India's foreign policy was influenced by its domestic politics.

June 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has termed his meeting with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna in Italy as a positive development, in which he called for constructive engagement and sustained dialogue to address common challenges. The Daily Times quoted Qureshi, as saying that through constructive engagement both countries could address common challenges and resolve outstanding issues.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik Tuesday met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon here to decide on the dates for the proposed meeting of the foreign secretaries of the two countries. Even though there was no official word about the meeting, informed sources the foreign secretary's meeting may take place next week.

June 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has termed the meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Russia as positive but said no conditions should be laid down for resuming the sub-continental dialogue that New Delhi suspended in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. We are of the viewpoint that the negotiations should not be conditional as we cannot understand each other without negotiations so we expect to make dialogue result oriented and irreversible," Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit told a private TV channel Wednesday.

February 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Richard Holbrooke, the US special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari¸ Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi here Tuesday, Geo TV reported. President Zardari and Holbrooke discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), war on terror, Indo-Pakistan tensions and Pakistan-US relations.

December 29th, 2008 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tuesday said there were 'positive' developments in its relations with India during the last 48 hours amid reports that the United States has backed Islamabad's demand for 'concrete evidence' before taking action against the Mumbai attack suspects New Delhi has named. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a policy statement issued Tuesday reiterated his stance on cooperating on a joint investigation into the Mumbai incidents.