Pakistan's Prime Minister has condemned yesterday's bomb blast that killed nine people in India.
Yousuf Raza Gilani stressed his commitment to resuming stalled peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals.
'We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We want the region to be free from this menace. We want to have good relations with India. We want talks to be meaningful.'
Some politicians have raised concerns over the timing of the blast - a day after India and Pakistan agreed to resume official talks following a 14-month hiatus.
The bombing of a packed restaurant in the western city of Pune clouded the scheduled resumption of peace talks suspended after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Arun Jaitley, a senior leader of India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, said the bombing added to fears that the government had acted prematurely in offering renewed talks with its neighbour.
'The whole nation is wondering today as to what has changed that we decided to change our diplomatic position,' he told reporters in New Delhi.
Tensions between the nuclear rivals have fanned instability on their border, in the divided Himalayan territory of Kashmir and in Afghanistan.
Mr Gilani said that the issue of Kashmir will be discussed when talks resume.
