
The ongoing peace talks between Pakistan and Indian officials are expected to be completed before this year end and the Pakistan Prime Minister will be visiting India in October-November to round off the discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
This was stated by Pakistan8217;s Acting High Commissioner to India Munnavar Saeed while addressing a small gathering at Gandhi Bhavan Library here.
The High Commissioner was on a two-day visit to Hyderabad.
Saeed said people strongly desired peace and that the two governments were stepping forward in the right direction. 8216;8216;We will not think of a war as both the countries have become nuclear powers,8217;8217; he added.
India and Pakistan shared a similar culture and faced similar problems and both needed to wage a war against poverty, illiteracy and ill health.
8216;8216;I have brought a message of friendship from Pakistan, and I am happy to see that people in India are friendly and peace-loving,8217;8217; Saeed said.