KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCHOR: Islamabad says that it will respond favorably to India's invitation for talks on ending hostilities in the disputed region of Kashmir. India's inviting Pakistan's military ruler, General Pervaz Musharraf, to come to New Delhi for the talks. Israel and Pakistan both claim the Himalayan region in its entirety, and as Satinder Bindra reports, some influential Pakistani groups are urging General Musharraf to treat India's invitation with caution.</s>SATINDER BINDRA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This Pakistani pop group's visit to India is yet another indication that nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan are mending fences. This week, an Indian business delegation has also been visiting Pakistan. Following up on that business, India's minister for external affairs Jaswant Singh surprised the world by invited Pakistan's chief executive, General Pervaz Musharraf, to New Delhi for talks. But signs of a possibly rapprochement between India and Pakistan are already beginning to scare some powerful political forces in Pakistan.</s>MUSHTAQ ASKARI, AL BADAR MUJAHIDEEN (through translator): In Kashmir, 900 of our fighters have been killed.</s>BINDRA: Mushtaq Askari speaks for the militant group Al Badar. Several groups like Al Badar have been fighting against Indian groups for independence in Kashmir. Askari says, if General Musharraf visits India, his fighters will feel betrayed.</s>ASKARI (through translator): To come in the way of our holy fight in Kashmir is like coming in the way of Allah. Whoever comes in the way, even if it is General Musharraf, will have to face the consequences.</s>BINDRA: For more than 50 years, Kashmir has been at the center of the India-Pakistan dispute. Both countries control parts of the region, and have already fought two wars over Kashmir.</s>ASKARI (through translator): Our fighters will keep sacrificing their lives until the last India soldier leaves Kashmir and all our fighters are released from India jails.</s>BINDRA: To control the fighting in Kashmir, India last November declared a unilateral cease fire against the militants.
Pakistan Military Ruler to Go to New Delhi for Talks Over Disputed Region of Kashmir