Indian leaders and officials who were in the Pakistani capital to participate in a series of bilateral meetings and a SAARC conference were pleasantly surprised by a parting gift from Interior Minister Rehman Malik cartons of succulent mangoes.

Malik's largesse also extended to the Indian media delegation that covered the Foreign Secretary-level talks on June 24 and the SAARC Interior Ministers' meeting on June 26, diplomatic sources said. The cartons of mangoes were sent out yesterday by Malik's offices to over 50 Indian leaders, officials, diplomats and journalists, including Home Minister P Chidambaram and Home Secretary GK Pillai.