Bush voices concern over security situation in Pakistan

NEW YORK - Ex-President Pervez Musharraf met his "good friend" George W. Bush, the former U.S. leader, on September 17 in Dallas, Texas, according to a report in the city's Morning News.
The meeting, which lasted 45 minutes, was arranged by his doctor friend in the United States. The major topic of discussion was the war on terrorism and its implications.
Musharraf, who is on a lecture tour of the United States, flew into Love Field, Texas, airport by a private jet and was met by a police escort, columnist Alan Pepppard wrote. He drove in a motorcade to Bush's new office where the two leaders embraced each other.
During the meeting, Bush is reported to have voiced "grave concern" over the security situation in Pakistan and the country's political instability, a topic on which many American commentators have expressed similar views.
On Wednesday, the former Pakistani leader was greeted by some 2,000 people at Trinity University's auditorium where he delivered the Distinguished Lecture Series.
In an interview with a private channel earlier this month, Musharraf says he developed a strong friendship with Bush, whom he called "a very good man" and "a good friend."
"I think President Bush was a very sincere person, he was a very straight-talking, upright man," he said. "I like that in a man. A man who can look into your eyes and talk straight.
"In the military, my experience shows if you look into the eyes of a person ... you can see from the glint in their eyes whether they like the man or not. I think everyone (who worked for him) loved him.
Musharraf also said the Muslim world is now waiting with bated breath to see what President Obama can deliver. "President Obama has said that he will develop better, closer relations with Muslims, and I think he has been welcomed in the Muslim world," he said.