PAKISTAN WARMING TO ISRAEL

Pakistani and Israeli Foreign Ministers Meet in Turkey
The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel met Thursday in Istanbul in the first overt high-level political contact between the two countries. Diplomatic sources say the meeting should be seen as the opening of dialogue between the two countries, which have no direct political disputes. After the Israeli pullout from Gaza, Pakistan signaled to the Israelis that it was "now ready" for an overt contact. (The Dawn-Pakistan)

See also Pakistani President Seeks Ties with Israel
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will address the American Jewish Congress in New York on Sept. 17. Sources close to the Islamabad government say the move is the latest step in Musharraf's plan to establish some sort of diplomatic relations with Israel. Israeli and Pakistani representatives have been secretly meeting regularly since 1999. (AKI-Italy)