http://www.instablogs.com/ Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said that India has never been a threat to Pakistan, and that militants in Indian-administered Kashmir are terrorists. The unorthodox views run counter to those held by Pakistan's military, which views India as a threat. India and Pakistan have fought three wars but have made recent peace moves. Path breaking statement on Indo Pak relations President Zardari's statement is bound to create ruckus within Pakistan since it controverts the very essence that has defined the Indo Pakistan relationship for 60 years. Those who consider India as an existential threat to Pakistan need revisioning. Mr. Zardari's comments are path breaking and lend fresh dimension to Indo Pakistan relationship. Neither can we allow our policies to be India centric any more nor can we allow our relationship to be held hostage by the Kashmir issue. Terrorism has destabilized the whole region, it also poses a grave threat to Pakistan's democratic and secular traditions. We need to work together with our neighbors to rein in this menace. Mr. Zardari was also correct in stating that 'there is no economic survival for nations like us. We need to have trade with our neighbors first'. Pakistan's troubled economy can derive huge benefits through trade with India. Pakistan must develop normal friendly ties with its neighbors if it is to emerge as a powerful nation. Uganda's Health Ministry has warned the country is under threat of importing the Wild Polio Virus (WPV) from Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan. WHO confirmed to the case of the virus in Miti-Murhesa District, South Kivu Province, DRC and subsequently of another case in Juba town, South Sudan. Uganda faces Polio attack The porous border between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and the free movement of people for trade and cultural reasons between Uganda and Juba, makes the possibility of such importation even more likely. The districts along the border with DR-Congo and South ...