New Delhi, Mar. 8 : Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf has challenged that even if Pakistan hands over Dawood Ibrahim to India, Indo-Pak relations won't improve.

"Even if he (Dawood Ibrahim) is handed over, relations (between India and Pakistan) will not improve. I challenge," Musharraf said.

Answering a query that Pakistan could hand over Dawood as a confidence building measure, Musharraf said "if we fail, you will hand him over back to us."

New Delhi, Mar 6 : Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf will arrive here this afternoon to attend the ''India Today'' Conclave.

Musharraf will share the dais with several dignitaries including External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.

This year's theme of the conclave is `Challenges of Change'.

The former President is also scheduled to visit the Aligarh Muslim University for a lecture.

Islamabad, Mar. 5 : Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, who will be visiting India later this week to participate in the India Today Conclave, is expected to be aggressive during his talks, interviews and meetings.

According to The Dawn, a close associate of Musharraf said the former dictator would continue his hard line talk just like he used to when in power.

Earlier, Musharraf has said that he would `take on the Indians in their own homeland.'

London, Mar. 3 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief, Nawaz Sharif may have been disqualified by the Supreme Court, but his exclusion from Pakistan's political stage was likely scripted outside the country.

According to the former British high commissioner to Pakistan, Hilary Synnott, the United States and Britain, during the military regime of General Pervez Musharraf, hoped to revive democracy while maintaining Musharraf at the top.

This was the reason why both Musharraf and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto were urged by both the nations to join hands despite their prolonged hostility.

Lahore, Mar 2 : A troop surge will not solve the Afghanistan issue, and the US will have to initiate dialogue to achieve peace, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said.

During an interview with BBC Urdu, he said the international community had criticised him for negotiating with the Taliban in the Tribal Areas, but now the US would have to sign similar agreements with Afghan chieftains.

He said such accords were the only solution to extremism, even if they did not succeed completely.

Karachi, Feb. 28 : Continuing his meetings with the country's top political figures, Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has met important leaders of Sindh province here.

Musharraf met Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and Mumtaz Ali Bhutto over lunchon meeting, which was hosted by former Provincial Assembly member, Jam Karam.

However, no details of the meeting were made public.

Sindh politician, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi also refused to comment on the meeting.