Pakistan president invites Indian PM to visit

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday formally invited the Indian prime minister to visit Pakistan, an official said, the latest sign that tensions are easing between the two countries.

"I can confirm that President Asif Ali Zardari has sent a letter to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and invited him to visit Pakistan," Zardari's spokesman, Farhatullah Babar, told AFP.

"The letter has been sent through the High Commission (of Pakistan in India) and the president also invited PM Manmohan Singh to visit his ancestral hometown in Pakistan."

It was not immediately clear when the visit would...

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