Islamabad, Jan 7: Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shujaa Pasha has insisted that he was willing to travel to New Delhi to help in the investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks, and ruled out a war with India.

"We are distancing ourselves from conflict with India, both now and in general," Lt. General Pasha told German magazie Spiegel's reporter Susanne Koelbl.

If he had done so, Lt. General Pasha would have been the first Director General of the ISI to travel to India, a visit that would have caused a minor sensation, The Nation reports.

Instead, he stayed at home, yielding to the pressure of old antipathies. "Many people here are simply not ready," he said.

Kabul, Jan 7: Afghanistan and Pakistan have a `new relationship' and have expressed a determination to defeat terrorism and extremism jointly, President Asif Ali Zardari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said after talks in Kabul.

Zardari is making his first official visit to Afghanistan since assuming office in September 2008.

"We intend to work towards a better tomorrow," he told a joint press conference.

"Afghanistan and Pakistan have a new relationship," Karzai added.

Kabul  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Premier Asif Ali Zardari hailed improved relations between their nations Tuesday and vowed jointly to combat terrorism and extremism.

Zardari arrived in Kabul on a two-day trip and held talks with Karzai in the fortified presidential palace.

"We have a much better understanding between our two governments, between the two presidents than ever before - God is kind in this regard to us," Karzai told a joint press conference.

According to the Pakistan media, Pakistani officials said that it can not take any action on the evidence provided by India as it is insufficient.

According to 'The Nation', Pakistan has made it clear to US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs, Richard Boucher, that the proofs given to Pakistan were too insufficient and the statement of Kasab, under torture by the investigating agencies, has no legal status.

Pakistan is expected to reply to India in a day or two.

Torkham, Jan. 6 : In order to counter the increasing influence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked groups along the Pak-Afghan border, the armies of the US and Pakistan are increasing bilateral co-operation, an editorial in the Wall Street Journal says.

The relationship between the two armies seems to be getting better for the first time since 2008, with both of them sharing intelligence reports and important investigation results, it added.

Islamabad, Jan. 6 : With India providing a `dossier' of evidence to prove Pakistani links to the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan has now agreed to carry out a credible investigation based on the evidence provided by India.

Pak Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani met President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the evidences provided by India, and agreed to carry out a probe to bring the perpetrators to book.

The two leaders said that strict action would be taken against any group found involved in the Mumbai carnage, the News reported.

Zardari also condemned state sponsored terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.