Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R), accompanied by his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, holds a news conference after his swearing-in ceremony in Islamabad September 9, 2008. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters)From The Guardian:
Asif Ali Zardari put the "war on terror" at the top of his agenda and signalled a thaw in relations with Afghanistan by having its leader, Hamid Karzai, at his inauguration yesterday as president of Pakistan.
In a short but emotional ceremony in the presidential palace in Islamabad, Zardari took the oath of office with a portrait of his assassinated wife, Benazir Bhutto, on one side and a picture of her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan's first elected leader, on the other. Their three children - Bilawal, Bakhtawar and Asifa - had flown into the country for the event and sat in the front row.
Following Pervez Musharraf's resignation last month, Zardari's swearing-in ceremony formally ended nine years of military rule. It raised hopes among investors and foreign allies led by the United States that it would bring a degree of stability after months of political turmoil and militant violence.
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My Comment: Pakistan will now have to convert words into action. This meeting is a good start .... I am also receiving the impression that a green light has been given for more Predator and special ops involvement for the hunt of Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists in Pakistan itself. I guess time will tell.