ISLAMABAD: Shahid Malik, Pakistan’s High Commissioner in New Delhi, called on Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday to set a date for talks between the foreign secretaries of the two countries.

According to sources, the officials were not able to set a date for a meeting to resume the composite dialogue process, but India sought more cooperation from Pakistan for apprehending suspects in the Mumbai attacks.

There was no official announcement about the meeting from either side.

In Islamabad, Interior Minister Rehman Malik once again offered India unconditional cooperation to probe the Mumbai attacks.

‘The government is ready to cooperate in this regard and now India will have to reciprocate our efforts by adopting a positive stance,’ he told reporters.

The minister said suspect Ajmal Kasab had given his statement in Urdu, but it had been transcribed into Marathi by Indian authorities. He said the statement was being reviewed.

‘In order to proceed further, we will send more queries to India,’ the minister said.

ZAINUDDIN
In reply to a question, Mr Malik said personal friends of militant leader Qari Zainuddin were involved in his murder.

In reply to a question about operation Rah-i-Rast, the minister said action against terrorists would continue.