Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz offered help on Tuesday to Nepal in crushing a deadly Maoist revolt in the Himalayan kingdom.
Aziz, who holds the rotating chairmanship of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation, was in Nepal as part of a tour of SAARC nations before a summit in January of the seven member countries.
"If Nepal wants, Pakistan is ready to extend all possible help in fighting the terrorists," Aziz told a press conference.
Islamabad was ready "to extend army and civilian training in Pakistan", he said.
Aziz, accompanied by a 63-member delegation, also discussed measures to promote free trade between Pakistan and Nepal, where rebels are fighting to topple the monarchy and install a communist republic.
The premier's comments came before his departure to Bhutan for a stopover visit en route to Dhaka, where he was due to arrive later on Tuesday.
"Control of terrorism will be one of the main issues on the agenda during the 13th SAARC summit in Dhaka," he said.
Aziz also referred to a thaw in relations between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan which are engaged in a renewed peace dialogue after coming to the brink of a fourth war two years ago.
"Pakistan is convinced that all differences with India including Kashmiri issues can be resolved through sincere and substantive dialogue," he said.
Aziz will travel to India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka, the three other SAARC nations, after the Islamic festival of Eid in mid-November that marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan.
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