Pak, India to set up joint anti-terrorism mechanism

Pakistan and India on Wednesday agreed to boost cooperation between their civilian investigation agencies to control terrorist activities, illegal immigration, influx of fake currency and liberalise the visa regime under a joint anti-terrorism mechanism. Officials of the interior ministry said the decisions were taken during the composite dialogue, which reviewed proposals by President Asif Ali Zardari for a treaty to make South Asia a non-nuclear region and an economic hub. It was the fifth round of home secretary-level talks. The Indian side was represented by Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah represented Pakistan.