Zardari arrives in UK today

LONDON (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari reaching UK today will hold important talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on bilateral ties but more crucially on the emerging situation on the troubled Pak-Afghan border.

Though on private visit, he will utilise the opportunity as the newly elected civilian President to interact with the British leadership on various issues notably on the ways of dealing with the militancy and extremism.

His meeting with Gordon Brown on Tuesday comes against the backdrop of UK support of US plans to commission a new and more comprehensive military strategy covering both sides of Pak-Afghan border.