Pakistan president Zia-ul-Haq has announced that Foreign Minister Agha Shahi would visit India soon for âimportant consultationsâ which he hoped would lead to better understanding between the two countries. Pakistan was studying an Indian communication on a no-war pact offer handed over by ambassador Natwar Singh. While some aspects of the Indian response to Pakistanâs offer was positive, others needed clarification, General Zia said. Stating that Shahi had received an invitation from External Affairs Minister P Narasimha Rao to visit India for consultations, the Pakistani ruler said, âthese consultations are important not only for Pakistan but also for the one billion people of the regionâ. General Zia said his country âwanted a tension-free atmosphere and friendly relations with all countriesâ.
The Congress (I)-led United Democratic Front decided to approach the Kerala governor seeking to form a ministry on the âbasis of the majority it enjoys in the state assemblyâ. This was announced by the Congress (I) leader K Karunakaran after a day long discussion with the frontâs coordination committee. Asked how he could claim majority when he had the support of only 68 members including the rebel RSP MLA, Karunakaran said he was confident of the frontâs majority.
Coal miners occupying two pits in Southern Poland in protest against martial law began ending their sit-in, Warsaw Radio reported. It said 700 men left the Ziemowit and Plast mines despite harassment by trade union activists. Several hundred men are below ground at the pits near Tyche in the Silesian coal mine.
