Though they abandoned the third week of their itinerary after pleas from relatives, they travelled widely in the country, visiting Peshawar and Islamabad and the mountains.

Bangladeshi president Erhsad visited Islamabad in 1986.

That would have given Mr. Vajpayee a way to visit Islamabad in a multilateral economic forum that could lead to a political dialogue.

The delegation visited Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta.

But a senior official from Bahawalpur visiting Islamabad said today that questioning of the nine had failed to prove that any had been involved in the attack.

Soon after the coup, he was urged to visit Islamabad by General Musharraf, a man he had never met.

Lately, scores of arms dealers from Europe have visited Islamabad, including an Italian team that is now here trying to sell a missile system.

After a total of six years the airport was decided to reopen after a delegation of the district visited Islamabad.

Many guerrillas and their families visit Islamabad, where the Holiday Inn is the fanciest hotel in town.

She noted that Ms. Tahir-Kheli had visited Cairo and Islamabad, among other capitals.