New York, Sept. 25 : A smitten Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari appeared to fall head over heels during his meeting with Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin here on Wednesday, and described her as gorgeous.

Zardari and a delegation of Pakistani officials greeted Palin. The conversation between the two went as follows:

“I am honored to meet you,” Ms. Palin said.

“You are even more gorgeous than you are on the (inaudible),” Mr. Zardari said.

New York, Sept 25 :Following is the joint statement issued after meeting between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday evening during the 63rd UNGA session in New York.

New York, Sept. 25 : Deeply hurt by the recent bombings in India and Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday evening decided that their respective governments will take the menace head on.

Dr. Singh, in particular, took a strong stand against terrorism during their meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly.

New York, Sept. 25 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday sought to revive Kashmir as the "core issue" of its ties with neighbouring India, and described the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir as "an indigenous uprising".

"Kashmir remains the core issue in India-Pakistan relations. The ongoing uprising in Kashmir is an indigenous one," Zardari told Pakistani media persons at a briefing at Barclays Intercontinental here ahead of his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister.

New York, Sept 24: US President George Bush has said that his country was ready to extend help to Pakistan to protect its sovereignty, and that Washington looked forward to “deepening our relationship” with its long term anti-terror ally.

Bush said while jointly appearing along with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari before the two attended the UN General Assembly session.

“Your words have been very strong about Pakistan’s sovereign right and sovereign duty to protect your country, and the United States wants to help,” the Daily Times quoted him as saying in New York.

Islamabad, Sept 24 : A formal announcement about the dates of launching cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade in Kashmir is likely to be made after today’s meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, diplomatic sources said.

“This will be high on the agenda of bilateral talks between the two leaders in their first ever meeting,” informed diplomatic sources said.