...movement has welcomed them. In an interview Monday with The Associated Press, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Riaz Khan said it would accept bilateral talks as long they lead to three-way negotiations involving Pakistan, India...

...and foremost, the purpose of the visit is to show solidarity with Pakistan," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed Riaz Khan said. "We hope the relationship and cooperation between the two countries will return to complete normality...

...The bomb exploded while the van was parked outside a private school in Gujrat, the capital of Punjab province, Mohammed Riaz, senior superintendent of police, told The Associated Press by telephone. No group immediately claimed responsibility...

...formal ties. "In view of the abnormal situation, they were withdrawn over the weekend. They are all in Pakistan," Mohammed Riaz Khan, the foreign ministry spokesman, said. A Taliban embassy remains in operation here. Pakistan has agreed to...