Don’t expect much from Indo-Pak talks in January: Sartaj

The two leaders had a brief encounter last month on the sidelines of the United Nations climate change conference in Paris, after which the countries’ national security advisors met in Bangkok, Thailand, for discussions on terrorism, the disputed territory of Kashmir and other issues, officials said.

Lu said Pakistan and India are important countries in south Asia, and the improvement of their relationship will be significant to regional peace, stability and development.

On Modi’s meetings with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif at worldwide summits, they are asking why talks have been held outside the country when it should have been held in either of the country. Narendra Modi visit to Lahore is good omen in this respect.

“Looking forward to meeting PM Nawaz Sharif in Lahore today afternoon, where I will drop by on my way back to Delhi”, Modi tweeted.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday stated it might not be truthful to expect much from the talks scheduled right here subsequent month between the overseas secretaries of Pakistan and India. Sharif’s home was elaborately decorated with lights for his granddaughter’s wedding the next day. Sharif later saw off Modi at the airport. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgents fighting for Kashmir’s independence from India or its merger with Pakistan, a charge Islamabad denies.

Akbar, however, said a new chapter in India-Pakistan relations can not be written by a single author but by two authors and who read from the same page.

“Narendra Modi’s unexpected visit to Pakistan has greatly hurt the sentiments of the loyal and patriotic people of the nation”, he said in a statement. The recent visits of Prime Minister Modi shows his honest commitment of bringing peace in the Indian sub-continent and the world, he added. “The Secretary-General has always been encouraging both leaders of the two countries to engage in dialogue”. Members of the Indian Youth Congress in New Delhi also staged a protest against the visit, during which they burned an effigy of Modi.

Pakistan rejects the accusation but it has struggled to turn around perceptions in Afghanistan, where social media users sent out a stream of glowing commentary on Modi’s visit, contrasting the parliament building with the destruction wrought by Taliban suicide bombers.