The day two of Indo-Pak Secretary level talks will focus on Jammu and Kashmir and promotion of friendly exchanges between the two nations, according to media reports.

It is expected that the dialogue on Friday will continue, when Pakistan's core issue of Kashmir will be discussed, while India will push for more contact and trade between the two Kashmirs. But the aim of the talks is to keep tensions low.

On Thursday, day one concluded with both sides describing the talks as cordial, constructive, substantive and forward looking. The two sides discussed measures to tackle terrorism in talks between their Home and Interior Secretaries.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that India and Pakistan have to work together to eliminate terrorism and there cannot be a "segmented approach" in dealing with the scourge. Her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir said terrorism was as important an issue for Pakistan as "it could be to any other country".

Describing terrorism as a regional and global issue, he contended that the Lahore Declaration and a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in 1999 were very important as it contained a "shared vision for peace and security".

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India looking forward to Pak minister''s  visit: Nirupama

India is looking forward to Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar's visit to the country next month for crucial talks between the two sides.

This was conveyed by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is here on a two-day visit for talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, to Khar when she called on the Pakistani Minister this morning.

During the meeting, Rao conveyed the greetings of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and "reiterated that Government of India looks forward to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs' visit to New Delhi next month," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said.

Khar spoke about "the importance that Pakistan attaches to the ongoing dialogue process and to the improvement of Pakistan-India relations."

She said she was looking forward "very much to her meetings in New Delhi."

Rao said the ongoing meetings between the two sides were an effort to understand the complexities of the issues between them and build more trust and confidence.

Khar hoped that the interactions will result in some forward movement.

Separately, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said this country's Foreign Minister will be travelling to New Delhi next month to take forward the bilateral peace process.

"What we can deliver at this stage is that our Foreign Minister will be visiting New Delhi in July," he said.

Pakistan currently has Khar as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, but there are reports that the government has decided to elevate her to full-fledged Cabinet rank ahead of crucial talks with India next month.