MAKKAH, March 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf performed Umra on Saturday evening. He also offered Maghreb and Isha prayers at the Haram Sharif.

The president and his entourage prayed for the progress and prosperity of the country and wellbeing of the nation and unity of the Ummah.

The President is accompanied by First Lady Sehba Musharraf, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmad and others.

The president will hold talks with Saudi leadership on wide range of regional and international issues on Sunday.-APP