Aziz, currently the Finance Minister was picked by President Pervez Musharraf after the sudden resignation of Zafarullah Khan Jamali in June.
"I believe you must have a passion for peace. We in Pakistan, President Musharraf and I, have a passion for peace. I have yet to see this passion on the part of India," he said.
A judicial magistrate has issued the arrest warrants of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case.
Pakistan's former spy chief Faiz Hameed has been sentenced to 14 years in jail by a military court after being found guilty of violating the Official Secrets Act and engaging in political activities. This marks the first time a former ISI chief has been convicted.
Earlier, the Pakistan Premier told reporters in Colombo that he expected substantive dialogue on all bilateral relations, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, in his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said his country was committed to composite dialogue with India and the process "must continue uninterrupted".
After the meeting with the Pak PM, separatist leaders admitted that differences persisted.
The national parliament and provincial assemblies will complete their terms on November 15 and elections will be held 60 days after that
With New Delhi hoping Bush will visit India exclusively, the US President said he will visit India and Pakistan.
Musharraf, Aziz give Dawood reception a miss
The president has categorically and repeatedly stated that the government was functioning successfully and noticeable progress had been achieved on many fronts, an official statement issued in Islamabad on Sunday said.
Aziz stressed that Pakistan was committed to a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir problem with India as per the 'wishes and aspirations' of Kashmiris.
Mukherjee, who is accompanied by Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, was received by Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan.
Asserting that the peace process with India was "irreversible," Pakistan has said that both countries should make progress on all issues while insisting that improvement in economic matters was linked to political problems, including Kashmir.
Aziz takes over as Pak PM, wins confidence vote\n\n\n\n
The Pakistan prime minister said the peace process will have roadblocks as there are different views about resolving it.
Any decision against the wishes of the Kashmiris will not be accepted," he told reporters in his native town of Kasur on Sunday.
He, however, said that India and Pakistan are proceeding with the composite dialogue process, which has led to reduction of tensions and resulted in several Confidence Building Measures.
He called for initiating tangible projects to realise the objective of progress and development of the entire region and proposed strengthening the role of the SAARC Secretariat.
Ahead of the meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan has assured Pakistan occupied Kashmir leaders that it would not change its stance on the Kashmir issue.\n
The woes of Pakistan's former military dictator Pervez Musharraf continued when an anti-terrorism court issued non-bailable arrest warrants against him and former prime minister Shaukat Aziz in the high-profile 2006 murder case of Baloch leader Akbar Bugti.
'The good thing is the people on both sides are talking about Kashmir without fighting about it,' says Mehbooba Mufti, president of the ruling People's Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir.
Aziz will begin his tour with a visit to Bangladesh, which will be hosting the SAARC summit next year, and wind up with a visit to New Delhi.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Islamabad would provide credit to Nepal to buy defence equipment from Pakistan.
Following the Balochistan High Court's order, the Dera Bugti police has registered a case against former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in connection with Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti's assassination.
Hu hoped that India and Pakistan would maintain the momentum of dialogue and jointly improve bilateral ties to promote peace, stability and development in South Asia.
"Pakistan is fighting a war against terrorism on principles. India blaming Pakistan for Mumbai bomb blasts is regrettable," Musharraf said during a meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
Shaukat Aziz is a former banker who spent most of his professional life in the US before Musharraf, after seizing power in October 1999, handpicked him for the job of finance minister.
The prime minister has accepted the invitation. The dates will be finalised through diplomatic channels.
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