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.
According to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the decision to deny President Kovind permission to use the country's airspace was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The meeting will provide Pakistan with an opportunity to share its perspective with both China and Afghanistan, according to informed sources.
His comments come days after Pakistan's Science and Technology Minister Fawad Khan said that the country is considering closing its airspace for traffic from India.
In a huge diplomatic win for India, the UNSC had on Friday acknowledged India’s measures to bring normalcy and development to Kashmir.
Qureshi's comments came after Russia, one of the P-5 members besides China, France, the UK, and the US, backed India's move on Kashmir.
