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Musharraf's 'absolute assurance'

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD May 8. The visiting United States Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage has not only secured yet another `absolute assurance' from the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf that there is no infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC) but also quoted him as saying that ``if there are any militant camps in Azad Kashmir they will be gone tomorrow''.

Addressing a joint press conference with the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Khurshid Muhammad Kasuri here after a 90-minute meeting with Gen. Musharraf, Mr. Armitage described the latest peace initiative as `nascent' and said he would remain `cautiously optimistic' about its outcome.

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