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Pak. to set deadline

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD Nov. 11. Pakistan said today that it would soon set a "deadline" for India and Bhutan to respond on the proposed SAARC summit in January.

Answering a question at a media briefing here, the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, Aziz Ahmad Khan, said he was hopeful of a positive response from India and Bhutan. Islamabad maintains that five of the seven SAARC members have given their green signal for the January 11 to 13 dates proposed by Pakistan for the summit.

To a question on the possibility of a dialogue between India and Pakistan, Mr. Khan said, "The ball is in the court of India. Our position has been very clear in the matter."

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