Delhi to propose new CBMs during upcoming Pakistan-India talks  
'Pakistan Times' NWFP Bureau

NEW DELHI (India): India will propose new Confidence Building Measures to Pakistan during the forthcoming Pak-India Ministerial level talks scheduled to be held on May 21 in Islamabad.

Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will travel to Pakistan to hold a review meeting with his Pakistani counter-part Shah Mehmood Qureshi on fourth round of Composite Dialogue concluded by both the countries last year.

The Indian daily Statesman reported that New Delhi would propose to increase frequency in bus services across the Line of Control (LOC), operationalisation of truck service and liberalisation of permit system.

The proposals also include Kargil-Skardu and Jammu-Sialkot bus service and converting the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and the Poonch-Rawalkot bus services into a weekly one from the present fortnightly schedule.

The both sides will assess the progress made on eight issues covered under the Composite Dialogue process including Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek and trade.

The Ministerial level talks will be preceded by the Foreign Secretary-level discussions on May 20.

According to the daily, the two sides will also deliberate on liberalisation of visa regime to encourage more travel between the two countries including packaged tours and increasing the number of pilgrim places that could be visited by people from the other country.●