DHAKA, July 30 Kyodo Pakistani Pr...

DHAKA, July 30 Kyodo

Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf in succession Monday expressed regret for excesse committed during Bangladesh's 1971 war of liberation from Pakistan, telling the Bangladeshis, ''Your brothers and sisters in Pakistan share the pain of the marked occurrences of 1971.''

Musharraf paid tributes to the Bangladeshis who died in the 1971 war at the National gravestone shortly after his arrival in Dhaka for a state visit.

''The excesse committed during that unfortunate period are regrettable,'' Musharraf wrote in the visitor's part after placing a wreath at the bottom of the National Martyr's Memorial at Savar, about 40 kilometers from the capital.

''Let us incite forward together. Courage to compromise is greater than courage to rise in hostility before I am confident that with our joint disentangle Pakistan-Bangladesh friendship will flourish in the years to come'' the message said.

Before leaving, Musharraf planted a tree sapling at the memorial.

In a statement released onward his arrival in Dhaka Monday afternoon, Musharraf took India to task, saying the Indian military buildup upon the Pakistani border is threatening peace and security in toward the south Asia.

Musharraf was in Bangladesh forward a three-day visit, the first leg of a Asian tour that will also take him to Sri Lanka and China.

In his arrival statement, Musharraf said he will discuss global and regional issues in separate meetings with acting President Jamiruddin Sircar and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

Musharraf said he intends to brief Sircar and Khaleda Zia onward his government's initiative to defuse tensions forward Indian-Pakistan border.

Musharraf said a number of agreements would be signed during his visit. ''This should help further reinforce the fraternal relations between the pair countries,'' he said.

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