Pubdate: Sun, 13 Jun 2004
Source: Hindu, The (India)
Copyright: 2004 The Hindu
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INDIA, PAK. TO DISCUSS DRUG TRAFFICKING ISSUE

Islamabad: India and Pakistan would hold a series of talks on wide range of 
issues next week, beginning with the dialogue between top officials of the 
two countries to prevent drug trafficking and smuggling.

A high-level Indian delegation headed by Director General, Narcotic Control 
Bureau, M K Singh, would arrive in Pakistan on June 14 to attend the 
meeting of the Committee on Drug Trafficking and Smuggling to be held here 
on June 15 and 16, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, Masood Khan, told a 
media briefing on Saturday.

The Committee meeting will discuss steps to prevent smuggling of drugs and 
narcotics between the two countries.

After that a Pakistani delegation, headed by Additional Secretary of 
Pakistan Foreign Office, Usman Haider would go to New Delhi to attend talks 
on nuclear CBMs to be held there from June 19 and 20.

Khan said another Pakistani delegation would go to New Delhi towards the 
next weekend to attend the official level talks to be held there on June 21 
and 22 to resolve differences over the construction of power project by 
India on the river Chenab at Baglihar in Jammu and Kashmir.

Talks will be held at the level of Secretaries of Water and Power to 
discuss Pakistan's objections over the projects. The Indus Basin Water 
Commissioners of both the countries would also be part of the delegation.
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