Zardari calls resumption of cricketing ties with India formidable CBM

President Asif Ali Zardari has written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh praising New Delhi’s recent move to resume cricketing ties with Islamabad. In the letter, the president expressed hope that cricket matches between India and Pakistan would prove to be a formidable confidence-building measure and a way forward towards encouraging bilateral people-to-people contacts. Zardari stated that the move would add to positive atmosphere that had been witnessed by the two countries after resumption of the dialogue.“I am glad to learn that the cricket boards of Pakistan and India have agreed to resume cricket matches after a gap of five years,” the president stated.