Go beyond cricket diplomacy

Cameron urges India, Pakistan:

PAKISTAN: British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Pakistan and India to look beyond cricket diplomacy and embrace their common interests, during a visit to Islamabad Tuesday.

He described the sight of the Indian and Pakistani Premiers sitting next to each other to watch the cricket world cup semi-final last week in Mohali as a "tremendous sign of hope for the future".

"I believe the time is ripe for your countries to look even further beyond what divides you and embrace what unites you," Cameron said in a speech to university students during a one-day trip to Islamabad.

"Two democracies, with young, ambitious populations and all the potential in the world - and you live side by side. The opportunities for mutual progress are simply enormous. The opportunity to trade and grow." ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, AFP