India-Pak ties hit by 26/11,resuming CBMs will take some time,says gilani

The resumption of confidence-building measures between Pakistan and India will take some time as bilateral ties have been affected after the Mumbai terror attacks,Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday.

We want good relations with all our neighbours,be it Iran,Afghanistan or India. We had very good relations with India,but ties were affected after the Mumbai incident. The CBMs between us will have to be started once again and it will take some time, he told reporters here. Asked about Pakistans concerns regarding the sharing of river waters with India,he said this issue will be taken up at the appropriate forums. He did not give details.

Asked about the concerns of the coalition partners of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party on Talibanisation,Gilani said: Certainly I share the concern because Talibanisation or militancy or terrorism is a threat for the country and we all have to fight extremism and terrorism jointly.

The federal Government had adopted a policy of reconciliation and is ready to talk to persons who surrender weapons,end militancy and take steps towards peace, he said.