Lahore:
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is likely to visit India later this year to continue dialogue with his counterpart S M Krishna.
The two foreign ministers held extensive talks today that were marked by "constructive candour", Indian sources here said. They said the Pakistan side has shown greater understanding, appreciation and realisation of India's concerns with regard to terrorism.
Two sessions of talks between the two leaders ended on Thursday evening and they are scheduled to address a joint press conference after Krishna's meetings with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and PM Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.
The two ministers met at the Pakistan Foreign Office for nearly three hours on Thursday morning, which included a working lunch, after which they were scheduled to hold the joint press conference.
However, it was decided that they would meet once again later in the day and then hold the press conference later in the evening.
This morning's talks focused on a host of bilateral issues with India flagging its concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistan and pressing for action against those involved in Mumbai terror attacks, particularly in the light of revelations by Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley.
The Foreign Ministers met with an aim to restore trust and increase confidence in bilateral ties, with New Delhi seeking strong action against those involved in 26/11 terror attacks, based on the inputs provided by Headley.
Both Krishna and Qureshi were accompanied by senior officials.
While Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Joint Secretary in-charge of Pakistan in the Ministry of External Affairs Yash Sinha were part of Krishna's team, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Spokesman Abdul Basit were part of Qureshi's delegation.
The talks are the second between the Foreign Ministers since the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead. They had earlier met in New York in September last year.
Krishna had asserted on Wednesday that "time has come" when Pakistan needed to act on the "overwhelming evidence" which was of "irrefutable nature" and maintained that "tirade" by jihadi leaders will not "help smoothen" the relations between the two countries.
Maintaining that the trial of seven accused in the Mumbai attacks case in Islamabad, including LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, was moving at a slow pace, India has made it clear that it would like to see an expeditious and successful conclusion of the trial.
Krishna's focus on Headley assumes significance in the backdrop of comments attributed to Indian Home Secretary G K Pillai that evidence based on his interrogation showed that ISI and LeT chief Hafiz Saeed played "a much more significant role" in Mumbai terror attacks than was thought earlier.
"I also look forward to receiving feedback on the issues raised by our Home Minister (P Chidambaram) during his visit to Pakistan last month on our core concern of terrorism, particularly in the light of the discussions our Home Minister had in Pakistan in the context of interrogation of David Headley regarding the Mumbai terrorist attack," Krishna had earlier said.
On Wednesday night, the two foreign ministers had an informal exchange of ideas at a dinner hosted by Qureshi.