When the Indian ministerial team commented that “the atmospherics were good,” it seems an opportune moment to peer through the broken bridges of diplomacy between the two neighbours, who suffered the horrors of Partition and then a series of wars, entrenching international powers in the sub-continent amidst a continuing arms-race.
Ahead of his visit to Pakistan for the SCO Heads of Government meeting on October 15-16, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he is not going to Islamabad to discuss "India-Pakistan relations" but to attend a multilateral event. He said he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a "good member of the SCO".
Pakistan has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting scheduled to be hosted by Islamabad in October, India confirmed Friday.
Keenly watching the ongoing 'chaos' in Bangladesh, many analysts in Pakistan see the current crisis in Dhaka as an 'opportunity' to regain lost ground.
The Indian squad arrived in Islamabad on Sunday evening. The team consists of five players, two physiotherapists, and two All India Tennis Association (AITA) officials. Indian players are expected to be restricted to using the stadium and hotel.
The PDM chief said they would never accept the unconstitutional ruling of the deputy speaker, adding that the joint opposition was making efforts to save the country from facing anarchy.
The army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the terrorists fired on the security forces on Monday in Bajaur district
The summit will also discuss developments in Afghanistan and its humanitarian consequences for the Afghan people, read the statement.
Sharing his reason of taking refuge at Sindh House, Kumar said he had sought protection from Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah after his wife was threatened at Parliament Lodges.
The federal capital was put on alert on Tuesday, according to The News International. A policeman was shot dead and two others were injured at a checkpoint yesterday.
