Sharif dons pink turban gifted to him by Modi at wedding

Modi spent spent about eighty minutes at Sharif’s palatial residence of Jati Umra Raiwind throughout which the PM greeted family members of Sharif on the marriage perform of Pakistani PM’s grand-daughter Mehrun Nisa (who’s daughter of Mariam Nawaz Sharif). Stating that this can not be “Chai pe foreign policy ki charcha”, he said that it was unfortunate that Mr. Modi has not come out with any statement on his visit to Pakistan and has continued his practice of keeping everybody in the dark about his foreign tours in the past.

The PPP leader, however, did not agree with the foreign secretary that Modi-Nawaz meeting was “sudden”.

“The Secretary General has always been encouraging both leaders of the two countries to engage in dialogue”. Modi arrived in Pakistan on Friday, his first visit as prime minister to this Islamic nation that has been India’s long-standing archrival in the region.

Modi surprised many in the world when he announced that he will meet Sharif during his stopover in Pakistan.

Mr Modi, who had started his engagement with Pakistan by inviting Mr Sharif to his inauguration in May a year ago, later hardened his position towards Pakistan.

Aziz was speaking to Radio Pakistan’s Current Affairs programme about the possibility of peace between Pakistan and India, Aziz said it would not be fair to expect instant resolution of all issues between the two countries.

In Kashmir, which is the worst hit by the animosity between India and Pakistan, Modi’s move has come for deep appreciation nearly from all the political quarters. Critics in both India and Pakistan were quick to point this out last week.

South Block put out the word that an Indian Prime Minister’s visit was bound to be accompanied by high expectations, therefore Manmohan Singh would travel to Islamabad only to make a big ticket announcement. These included Pakistan’s reach-out to Kashmiri separatists that derailed talks previous year and the issue of terrorism.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his official visit to Russian Federation, flew to Kabul to inaugurate the new India-built Afghan Parliament building on December 25, 2015.

Modi’s visit, though short, was full of bonhomie between the two PMs. To continue the initiative, Modi wants people of this country to clean up statues of national leaders across the country on January 26.

“Our understanding is that when Modi was in the United States, he was encouraged very strongly by Obama to rethink his approach toward Pakistan”, the minister said. “Let us hope it leads to an improvement in trust between Delhi and Islamabad”, said R Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Also, two weeks ago, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Pakistan to attend a meeting on Afghanistan. The “Composite Dialogue” will restart after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. His connect was excellent when he was not the Prime Minister.