Pakistan Premier in Uzbekistan

During a visit to Tashkent on March 13-14.Pakistani prime minister Shaukat Aziz is expected to brief his hosts on the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in his country. On March 7, Pakistan denied reports that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Tahir Yoldash, had been captured in a clash between security forces and Taleban-linked groups in an area along the Afghan border.