NEW DELHI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Taking another important step to normalize ties, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday offered a "Treaty of Peace, Security and Friendship" to Pakistan as a culmination of the ongoing peace process.

    "I have a vision that the peace making process must ultimately culminate in our two countries entering into a Treaty of Peace, Security and Friendship to give meaning and substance to our quest for shared goals", Press Trust of India quoted Singh as saying.

    "I make this offer to the people of Pakistan on this historic occasion. I am sure the leadership of Pakistan will reciprocate," he said.

    The Prime Minister said the time had come to leave behind the animosities and misgivings of the past and to think the unthinkable.

    Singh complimented Musharraf for taking "bold steps" to curb extremism but said more are needed to be done in the interest of both India and Pakistan. Enditem