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Let's pull out troops: Musharraf

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD Dec. 1. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, has said that his country was ready to withdraw its 50,000 troops from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) if India pulled out its 70,0000 forces from Kashmir.

He was answering questions in a BBC Radio programme `Talking Point' tonight.

Gen. Musharraf said nothing was going to happen overnight following the recent peace moves by India and Pakistan. "The steps both the countries have taken recently are just a beginning towards establishing a long-lasting peace in South Asia."

He said he had no objection to meeting the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the sidelines of the SAARC summit . To another question, the President said he would consider conferring the country's highest national award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Mr. Vajpayee if any progress was made on the Kashmir issue. He denied that Pakistan was harbouring any terrorists sought by India, saying if New Delhi had any substantive evidence on the presence of terrorists on Pakistani soil it should provide details.

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