India Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee (L) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali listen to the national anthems, in Islamabad, January 3, 2004. [Vajpayee, who is visiting Pakistan for the first time since 1999, is scheduled to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit from January 4-6. [Reuters]

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri (L) and his Indian counterpart Yashwant Sinha shake hands during the closing session for the council of ministers meeting, in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, January 3, 2004. [Reuters]

Pakistani police officers check vehicles on the main road to the President House, in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, January 3, 2004. Security in the city has been beefed up ahead of the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit. [Reuters]

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