It is U.S. pressure: Musharraf

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 27. The Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is believed to have said that India has invited him for talks to New Delhi following pressure mounted by the United States as well as attacks from the Kashmiri militant groups. According to the Pakistani English daily, Dawn, Gen. Musharraf, in the course of his three-hour long interactive session on Tuesday, ruled out any discussion on the third option of granting independence to Kashmir in his summit meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee.

In a front page report, the daily said the military ruler agreed with the opinion expressed by an editor that Indians faced pressure from the U.S. to negotiate and resolve issues with Pakistan. He also agreed that Mr. Vajpayee could not have invited him for talks, had there been no pressure from the international community..

Gen. Musharraf is believed to have observed that the struggle by jehadi groups had also contributed to the Indian realisation that New Delhi should settle issues with Islamabad.

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