US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad holds talks with Pak FM on Afghan peace process
The intra-Afghan talks which were slated to begin on March 10 in Oslo were delayed because of the issues over the timing of the Taliban prisoner release.
The intra-Afghan talks which were slated to begin on March 10 in Oslo were delayed because of the issues over the timing of the Taliban prisoner release.
India and Pakistan in October 2019 signed an agreement to operationalise the Kartarpur Corridor to allow Indian pilgrims a visa-free visit to the holy gurdwara, believed to have been built on the site where Guru Nanak died in the 16th century, and located some 4 km inside Pakistan.
He said that efforts were being made to alleviate the plight of Pakistanis stranded abroad.
The primary objective of the plan is to deal with the immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on Pakistan's health sector.
The visit comes as the US and Taliban are expected to reach a withdrawal agreement by the end of January and are prepared to "scale down" military operations ahead of signing the deal.
The MEA regretted the decision of the Government of Pakistan to deny overflight clearance for the VVIP special flight for a second time in two weeks, which is otherwise granted routinely by any normal country.
The comments come weeks after a Pakistani minister had reportedly predicted a 'full-blown war between Pakistan and India likely to occur in the month of October or November'.
The comment comes weeks after a Pakistani minister had reportedly predicted a 'full-blown war between Pakistan and India likely to occur in the month of October or November'.
Meanwhile, India is expected to assert its well-articulated position that restrictions were imposed to save human lives and cite the record that not a single civilian has died there in the last one month in any police action.
The other members present in Sunday's meeting were Qureshi, Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing and senior officials.
