 | ISI, CIA chiefs meeting on August 2 23 July 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The much awaited meeting between the spy masters of Pakistan and United States has been scheduled for August 2 at Langley on the picturesque banks of the Potomac River in the suburbs of Washington DC, where the visiting Director General of Inter Services Intelligence (DG ISI) Lt General Zaheerul Islam will have a detailed interaction with his US counterpart, CIA Chief General David Petraeus.
The meeting and visit of General Zaheer was earlier called off unilaterally by Pakistan two months ago during adverse developments in the ties of the two countries. General Zaheer will stay in the US capital for one day. |  | See Also in Political News
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AJK PM secretariat said that Pakistan PM during his visit would review the Neelum Jhelum hydropower project.
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