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NEW DELHI (India): Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee reached home Tuesday after historic talks with Pakistani leaders which resulted in pledges to resume stalled dialogue next month.

Vajpayee reached New Delhi and was driven home without the ceremonial welcome that is traditionally accorded him on arrival from overseas tours, officials from the premier's office said.

While in Islamabad, Vajpayee held talks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali on the sidelines of a seven-nation South Asia summit in the first such contact between the nuclear powers since they came close to war in 2002.Musharraf says history made between India and Pakistan.

Earlier, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali saw him off at the Islamabad International Airport. Interior Minister, Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Finance Minister, Shaukat Aziz, senior government officials and Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, were also present.

The Indian Prime Minister was presented a salute by a smartly turned-out contingent of armed forces.

Khaleda Zia leaves for Dhaka

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia left here for Dhaka after attending 12th SAARC Summit which concluded on Tuesday. Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali saw her off at the Islamabad International Airport.

Minister for Education, Ms. Zubaida Jalal and senior government officials were also present. The Bangladeshi Prime Minister was presented a salute.

Nepalese Prime Minister off to Kathmandu

Nepalese Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa left here for Kathmandu after attending the 12th Summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which concluded on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali saw him off at the Islamabad International Airport. Minister for Housing and Works Syed Safwanullah and senior government officials were also present.