Pakistan, Indian officials to meet at Asia summit

Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers will sit at the same table tomorrow for the first time since the dispute over Islamic militant attacks on India’s Parliament pushed the nuclear neighbours to the brink of war.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar and his Indian counterpart, Jaswant Singh, will participate in a general meeting tomorrow and Thursday of foreign ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). They will set an agenda for the seven national leaders to discuss at their summit meeting from Friday to Sunday.