Manmohan to meet Zardari, to raise terror issue

With a spurt in incidents of cross-border terrorism and infiltration, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to raise the issue with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari when they meet in New York next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

In what will be their first meeting after Zardari became President earlier this month, the two leaders are also expected to discuss some cross-LoC confidence building measures (CBMs), including launch of trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route.

Singh will be in New York on September 23 and 24.

Cross-border terrorism and infiltration are expected to figure prominently in the discussions, with Singh likely to underline that such activities need to cease to ensure conducive atmosphere for carrying on the dialogue process, sources said. India has been concerned over the spurt in anti-India activities emanating from territories controlled by Pakistan and even said it had put a “strain” on the composite dialogue.

Indian leaders have been saying that Islamabad has extended its “hostility” beyond Kashmir.

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