Pakistan on Wednesday said that India's demand for handing over of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, should not be bracketed with the Foreign Secretary-level talks. On the eve of the Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks, Islamabad said that such a demand will be counter-productive. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in Lahore before leaving for New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said, there will be more clarity on this on Thursday during the talks. <br/><br/>Bashir will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao, who is expected to raise the issue of terrorism during the meeting. <br/><br/>On India's demand for handing over of Saeed, he said Pakistan's stand is very clear on these issues, on counter-terrorism and other problems. He said, the two sides had agreed in Sharm-el-Sheikh that terrorism is a common problem.<br/><br/> <br/>
News On AIR | February 24, 2010 9:33 PM
India's demand for Saeed should not be bracketed with talks: Pak