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The foreign secretary level talks between Pakistan and India has ended without any breakthrough at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir led the Pakistani delegation while while Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao led the Indian delegation. Pakistan focused on Kashmir issue along with issues of terrorism, Balochistan and water. India officially asked Pakistan to arrest November 26, 208 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir that Pakistan must act against Saeed during the talks that lasted for 45 minutes at Hyderabad House. India also handed over fresh dossier to Pakistan on the Mumbai attacks with details of National Investigative Agency probe about the roles played by alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, both of whom are in the custody of US authorities for planning terror strikes against India. Pakistan, on the other hand, demanded resumption of Composite Dialogue between the two countries in the first-ever Indo-Pak bilateral talks since the Mumbai terror attacks. Bashir also reminded India of the Sharm-el Sheikh declaration and also raised the Kashmir issue. Cross border infiltrations were also discussed.All outstanding issues to be discussed: Abdul BasitForeign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said that Pakistan wanted to resume talks with India with positive thinking and all issues including Kashmir and Balochistan would be discussed with India. Best opportunity to break the ice: Hassan AskariSenior analyst Hassan Askari while talking to Dunya News said that this is the best opportunity to establish peace and break the ice between the both countries. Pakistan should raise water issue with India: Gohar AyyubFormer Foreign Minister Gohar Ayyub while talking to Dunya News said that India will talk on terrorism and Pakistan should raise water issue with India. Pakistan should discuss every issue with India including Kashmir.
