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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Pakistan slams Mumbai blasts
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have strongly condemned the multiple blasts in the Indian city of Mumbai. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said, “President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani, the government and the people of Pakistan, have condemned the blasts in Mumbai and expressed distress on the loss of lives and injuries.” “The president and the prime minister have expressed their deepest sympathies to the Indian leadership on the loss of lives, injuries and damage to property in Mumbai,” the statement added. The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet later this month in New Delhi in the latest round of peace talks, which comes after a break of more than two years. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk