Pakistan Sends Envoys to Arab Countries

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Pakistan Sends Envoys to Arab Countries

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Pakistan on Friday sent two emissaries to three Arab states to muster their support as border tension between Pakistan and India has reached an alarming stage, according to a report of the local News Network International (NNI) .

Communication Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi and leader of Muslim League party Ejaz-ul-Haq will visit Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar as special emissaries of President General Pervez Musharraf.

"This is a part of the government's diplomatic offensive in the wake of the Indian aggressive posture to take the friendly countries into confidence," a government official was quoted as saying.

India has sent diplomats and politicians to several countries as part of its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, as tension between the two countries mounted following the attack on the Indian Parliament on December 13, for which New Delhi blamed some Pakistan-backed Kashmiri groups.

The two envoys will call on Saudi crown prince and other high ranking Saudi officials during their four-day stay in the Kingdom. They will arrive in the UAE on January 13 and will proceed to Qatar on January 15.

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