Terrorists Strike Samjhota Express

Feb 19, 2007

Bomb blasts on Samjhota Express claimed over 65 lives and injured another 55 on Sunday night. Both and have condemned this act which appeas to have been timed to disrupt a high level meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries.

President Musharraf said in a statement, "We will not allow elements which want to sabotage the ongoing process to succeed in their nefarious designs." Instead, he said, the "heinous crime" would have the opposite effect.

has also not pointed fingers and PM has assured "The culprits will be caught."

Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri arrives in on Tuesday to meet with his counterpart Pranab Mukherjee to continue the talks on - Joint Commission, a series of talks on issues such as , economic and commercial cooperation, and drug trafficking, known as the "composite dialogue."

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