Advertisement

Help
You are here: Rediff Home » India » News » PTI
Search:  Rediff.com The Web
Advertisement
  Discuss this Article   |      Email this Article   |      Print this Article

Bush to leave for Pak on Friday
Get news updates:What's this?
Advertisement
March 02, 2006 22:30 IST
United States President George W Bush [Images], who was scheduled to leave for Pakistan on Saturday, has advanced his departure and will undertake the journey on Friday night, after the assessment of the security situation in Pakistan.

The decision to advance the departure was "made a while ago" after assessing the security situation, US National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said.

President Bush in India

He said security risks and precautions had been assessed prior to Bush's decision to go to Pakistan.

"�at this point people are comfortable that the necessary precautions are in place but this is not a risk free undertaking," Hadley said. He will hold the talks with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf [Images] on Saturday.


© Copyright 2008 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.
 Email this Article      Print this Article

© 2008 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer | Feedback