ready to enter into bilateral negotiations, as well as utilize any of the other peaceful means for impartial settlement of disputes.

We should like to hear from the soldier-statesman his assessment of the operation, ... Do we see light at the end of the tunnel, and what needs to be done to bring this operation to a close?

India's provocative violations of the line of control are escalating tension between the two countries,

Those who have tried to put their own preferred leaders in Afghanistan paid a very high price for that blunder,

We are prepared to enter into a dialogue with India at any place, at any level, anywhere, at any time,

We talked also about nuclear issues, and I have informed the secretary of state that Pakistan will maintain the moratorium on further tests, that Pakistan will not be the first country to resume testing in the future.