India-Pakistan talks just photo-ops: Imran Khan

Saturday March 26, 2011 08:39:18 PM, IANS

Kolkata: Pakistani cricket legend and politician Imran Khan Saturday welcomed the secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan to be held in New Delhi next week but said nothing concrete will come out of them as they are just "photo sessions".

"It's good that at least something has started between the two countries. Any dialogue is better than no dialogue. But I don't feel anything concrete will come out of this meeting except photo sessions and feel-good factor," Khan said at a programme here.

The home secretaries of India and Pakistan are to meet in New Delhi Monday and Tuesday. The officials are expected to discuss the trial in Pakistan of the Mumbai terror attack case and investigations into the Samjhauta blasts.

"The Pakistani government is right now engulfed with various issues and so is the Indian government. That is why I don't feel any (thing) concrete thing will come out," said Khan, who led Pakistan to its lone World Cup triumph 1992.

Khan, after retiring from international cricket, entered politics and formed his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He was placed under house arrest in Pakistan in 2009 by President Zardari in a crackdown against anti-government protests.

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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in a meeting with the Imam-e-Haram, Makkahtul Mukerrema, Fazilatus Shaikh Dr. Abdur Rahman Abdul Aziz al Sudais, in New Delhi on March 24, 2011. Dr Sudais is in India on a historic three day visit.

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