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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49622)	1/16/2006 6:43:54 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Musharraf meets Bush Sr ISLAMABAD: George Bush Sr, former US president and UN special envoy for earthquake relief aid to Pakistan, met President Pervez Musharraf at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday and discussed relief activities in the quake-hit areas and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the quake victims’ lives. Musharraf told Bush Sr that Pakistan wanted continuous world assistance in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the October 8 quake-hit areas. The Pakistani president also thanked to the UN for helping Pakistan. He hoped that the international community would continue assisting Pakistani efforts in the quake-hit areas. Bush Sr expressed grief over the loss of lives in the earthquake. Sources told Online that both men also discussed the ongoing war on terror and the campaign against Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in Afghanistan and the Pak-Afghan border areas. The deaths of innocent civilians in a missile attack by US forces in Bajaur Agency were also discussed. Musharraf said regional security and respect of the borders of allied countries should be ensured. He also emphasised on the need to make the process of information exchange between allies more effective. He reiterated that fighting the war on terror was in Pakistan’s interest, as the country faced the menace internally. He told Bush Sr that Pakistan had played the most important role in the war on terrorism. online