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‘Friendly liaison’ with Pak agencies New Delhi, June 26 The “friendly liaison” which begins with the arrival of the advance team of the Pakistani security agencies this week will last till the summit is over. “Friendly liaison” is
officialese for exchange of crucial security related information and is normally maintained between two countries in the absence of a formal bilateral treaty. A senior security official recalled that the only other time when the two countries had such a liaison was at the time of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Lahore bus ride in February, 1999. Senior officers said that it was decided to maintain this liaison, even though for a short while, in the mutual interest of the two countries which have placed considerable importance on the success of the summit. |
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Musharraf to stay at
Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi, June 26 While the final itinerary of President Musharraf will be decided when an advance team from Islamabad comes here early next week but from all indications
available, the Pakistan President will be accorded all honours due to a visiting Head of State. President Musharraf will be received by Mr Narayanan at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will host a lunch for the visiting President Musharraf who will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Later on the first day of his arrival, the Pakistan President will attend a high tea being organised by Pakistan High Commissioner Asharaf Jehangir Qazi where he is expected to meet Hurriyat leaders. The Government of India, it is understood, is not going to make an issue of the meeting. In the evening, Mr Narayanan will give a state banquet in the honour of the visiting President. Next day, President Musharraf will leave for Agra where he will hold parleys with Mr Vajpayee. He along with his wife will also visit Taj Mahal. On July 16, he will go to Ajmer to pray at Sheikh Moinuddin Chisti’s mazar. He will have a brief stay at Jaipur from where he will take a helicopter to Ajmer. While no press conference is being scheduled in the programme at this stage but an interaction with the media may be arranged if something positive emerges out of the talks. |
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Musharraf to visit Taj for an hour Agra, June 26 May be neither. Weather permitting, the monument will glow in the golden rays of the afternoon sun as the visiting President is most likely to see the Taj for an hour at around 4.00 p.m. on July 15. And if it rains during his visit or if it is cloudy and dark, the authorities may switch on the lights to give it a shiny look. “The visit to the Taj by President Musharraf and Begum Sahiba would be for an hour,” Agra Commissioner S.N. Jha told PTI. What are the arrangements made for the dignitaries? “Well almost similar to the arrangements made for President Bill Clinton during his visit to the Taj,” says Jha. “Public entry will be banned on July 15 and the President would be provided with the best guide drawn from the Archaeological Survey of India,” the Commissioner said. Mughal emperor Shahjehan had built the Taj Mahal in memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal. It was constructed over a period of 22 years, employing 20,000 workers under the supervision of master architect Ustad Isa. It was completed in 1648 at a cost of Rs 3.2 crore.
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