Wagah (Punjab): After a week-long "goodwill" trip to India, the old song of "Kashmir-first" was back on the lips of a delegation of Pakistani Parliamentarians, who on May 17 insisted that Kashmir would be the "core issue" in any talks between India and Pakistan.

"No significant headway" can be made in any talks unless Kashmir was discussed, leader of the 12- member delegation Ishaq Khan Khakwani said before 11 members of the group crossed the Radcliffe Line into Pakistan. One of them went back by air.

Talking to reporters before crossing over, he claimed that steps taken by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to check cross-border terrorism were "sufficient". He also commended his President for his "boldness" in "initiating" the peace process.

Asked about his delegation's visit, Khakwani said it was a success.

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