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Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistani and Indian officials began counter-terrorism talks in Islamabad on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, in the latest step of a slow-moving peace process between the nuclear rivals.
It is the third meeting of a joint anti-terror panel since it was formed by the two countries in 2006 after train bombings in India's financial capital Mumbai killed 186 people in July of that year.
'The two sides will discuss various counter-terrorism measures and exchange information to assist in investigations related to terrorist acts,' Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman Mr Mohammad Sadiq said.
Mr Sadiq did not give further details about the talks, which are being held ahead of Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's visit to India starting June 27.
New Delhi accuses Islamabad-backed Islamic militants of waging an insurgency in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir and of triggering attacks in other parts of the country.
Pakistan strongly denies that it arms or trains the militants.
The Kashmir dispute has been the trigger for two of the three wars between India and Pakistan since 1947. -- AFP
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