Krishna gets a warm welcome

Published September 8, 2012
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India and former foreign secretary Salman Bashir (R) receives Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (L) upon Krishna's arrival at the Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi on September 7, 2012.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India and former foreign secretary Salman Bashir (R) receives Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (L) upon Krishna's arrival at the Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi on September 7, 2012.
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani (R) welcomes his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai before the start of a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on September 7, 2012.
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani (R) welcomes his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai before the start of a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on September 7, 2012.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (2R) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (R) on his arrival for a meeting in Islamabad on September 7, 2012.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (2R) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (R) on his arrival for a meeting in Islamabad on September 7, 2012.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar greets an Indian delegation led by Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (2nd R) at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad September 7, 2012.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar greets an Indian delegation led by Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (2nd R) at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad September 7, 2012.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, left, and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar, right, arrive for a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, left, and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar, right, arrive for a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (2L) and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar (3R) speak during a meeting in Islamabad on September 8, 2012.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (2L) and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar (3R) speak during a meeting in Islamabad on September 8, 2012.

Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna arrived in Pakistan for talks, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between two countries that have fought three major wars against each other. - Photos by Agencies

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