PMs of Pakistan and India meet

Colombo - The prime ministers of Pakistan and India, Mr Nawaz Sharif and Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, held talks here yesterday the…

Colombo - The prime ministers of Pakistan and India, Mr Nawaz Sharif and Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, held talks here yesterday the first time since the two countries conducted nuclear tests in May.

Mr Sharif and Mr Vajpayee met at a luxury hotel in the Sri Lankan capital shortly after the start of a three-day, seven-nation summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.

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