Expressing his sentiment while talking over telephone with Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the Pakistan Prime Minister termed it 'unfortunate' and 'upsetting'.

Shawkat Aziz said Pakistan, as chairperson of the seven-nation forum, was totally satisfied with the preparations for the Summit, scheduled for Feb 6-7.

He also expressed his satisfaction regarding overall security measures taken on the occasion.

The Pakistan PM pointed out that the heads of state and government of the Saarc countries were ready to join the summit---and pre-summit meetings and other formalities were on.

Shawkat Aziz was quoted to have said, "Security arrangement and the situation in Dhaka was OK and in favour of holding the meet peacefully and properly."

He observed that the recent situation in Nepal is "totally internal" affair of that country.

Agreeing with the Pakistan PM, Khaleda said there was no flaw in the arrangements and security guaranteed according to requirement of the heads of state and government of the Saarc nations.

The Bangladesh Prime Minister thanked Shawkat Aziz for making the call and expressing his disquiet.