-
It is
not the status or cleverness, but the political wisdom which is required to
succeed at a summit.
Nasir
Jamil
USA
-
In my
opinion, President General Musharraf is in stronger position now.
Safdar
Raza Zaidi
Karachi
-
I do
not expect any decision about main issue in this meeting, but am sure that
it will pave path for further meetings in near future, which will at last
resolve the core issue i.e. Kashmir.
Mirza
Riaz Baig
Hyderabad
-
We
must hope for a better end, and for a better tomorrow, because both the
countries have bad economic condition.
Muhammad Arshad
Pakistan
-
The
Kashmir problem is so complex that it cannot be resolved in just one
meeting. But at the same time, let's hope the leaders will not sit for talks
just for the sake of talking.
Shah Affan
Canada
-
He is in a better
position now to bargain with India.
Khalid Nadeem
Saudi Arabia
-
I
think that Gen. Musharraf's visit to India is a great development for the
prosperity of the sub-continent.
Zaheer
Abbasi
London
-
Without
a significant transformation of the mindset of the people of each of the
countries, negotiations may not bring about a breakthrough.
Sohail Rahman
England
-
It is
a good and positive news. President of Pakistan will deal this matter with
dignity and pride.
Dr.
Iftikhar Shah
Ottawa, Canada
-
I
think the outcome of talks does not only depend on President, but also on
the sincerity of the opposite party.
Imran Khan
Holland
-
This
will now bring to him the negotiating leverage enjoyed by a head of state.
Rashid
Ahmed
London
-
I am of the opinion, that
let the two leaders decide the fate of Kashmir this time.
Dr.
Khalid Butt
Karachi
-
It
will have no effect whatsoever.
Waseem
Ashraf
Canada
-
General
Musharraf has taken right step by becoming the President, but it will have
no effect on Pakistan-India talks.
Mohammad
Anar
UAE
-
I like
his policies for a great future of Pakistan, but I don’t think that India
will ever give up Kashmir.
Khan
Canada
-
If
each of the two parties at the negotiations would be empathic, this may help
in resolving all outstanding bilateral problems.
Sawkar
USA
- In a way or other, this is
the start of another chapter of destruction in the
history of Pakistan.
Asad Ghori
USA
- I personally believe that
he would handle issues in the Indo-Pak summit amicably in
the best interest of Pakistan and Kashmiris.
Good Luck to General Pervez Musharraf for his first
meeting with the Indian leadership.
Shahid Karim
USA
- There shall not be any
effect with the Presidential cap on the head of Gen.
Pervez Musharraf.
We don't expect any miracles, and even an open talk
between the two parties could be called a success.
Habib Siddiqui
Karachi
- General Pervez Musharraf
can be considered as having power of attorney on behalf
of the government and people of Pakistan during his talks
with the Indian PM A. B. Vajpayee. It is encouraging that
the government of India has accepted Gen. Musharraf as
President of Pakistan. However, we must keep our hopes
alive, by being optimistic about the final outcome of the
talks.
H. R. Choudhary
Canada
- President Gen. Musharraf
has the blessings of the military, and hopefully he will
achieve the backing of public through his ongoing
consultation process with politicians and press.
Mohammad A. Shah
- The sudden change in
attitude of Indian officials is amazing. President
Musharraf is going to have to be very careful in the
forthcoming Indo-Pak talks. I apprehend a repitition of
Tashkent Pact. I would like to suggest, that whatever the
talks, they should be telecast live.
Junaid Jamshed
Multan
- It can have following
likely effects on talks:
President of India has to meet him, though of no
importance to mention, but it has its meanings also.
Hopefully our President will be attending with more
confidence and conviction. What will be the outcome of
talks is known to all of us. Well, this is the beginning
and many such sittings will take place. Only some agenda
can come up.
F. M. Endrabi
Pakistan
- In my opinion, it would
have been better, if General Musharraf would have to hold
the negotiations in the capacity of Head of the
Government only.
Nasah
USA
- General Musharraf's
ascendancy to presidency is not significantly relevant.
Narendra Jain
- President Pervez Musharraf
must meet Indian Prime Minister, but should not
compromise on what legitimately belongs to people of
Pakistan including Kashmir.
Shafique A Choudhary
London
- Musharraf's becoming
President would in no way make the Indo-Pak summit
successful.
Somraj
India
- Whatever is the outcome, it
appears that President Musharraf will have to do a hard
sell job to please public and to counter his enemies.
Kishan Bhatia
USA
- It would not bring any
change to the forthcoming summit between India and
Pakistan.
Giri Raju
India
- I personally believe that
Pakistan is in stronger position under the leadership of
Mr. Pervez Musharraf.
After taking the office of President, he should be in a
position to explain the opinion of general public of
Pakistan & Kashmiri people, rather than the Defence
forces' routine border meetings.
Saif Syal
Lahore
- Whatever be the title of a
person holding the talks, we are yet a broke country,
holding an empty bowl in our hands, made to do what may
please the financiers.
Farzana
Mumbai
- I think it is about time to
put this issue at rest, since he is the man to do it. It
is up to Musharraf to bring about a change in the
political atmosphere between the two countries, for the
benefit of the Pakistani people.
Shakeel Ahmad
USA
- It is for the first time
after Liaqat - Nehru Talks, that India has agreed to hold
discussions on Kashmir. And that puts a heavy
responsibility on Musharraf's shoulders.
Abdul Hameed Khan
Karachi
- I think that General
Musharraf is an intelligent man and he can, along with
India's participation, resolve the issue of Kashmir.
Before presidency, he was going to represent Pakistan,
but now he is the leader of the nation, and he will be
able to discuss the issue openly.
Fatima Khan
Saudi Arabia
- From my point of view, now
he is having a better status and enjoying more power to
participate at the forum, for Indian side was making
noise about his official status.
Rizwan Khan
USA