Pak-India Foreign-Secretary Talks Not Canceled: Pervaiz

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier said that they have no information about the arrest of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar in connection with the Pathankot attack.

Qazi, however, said that the two governments remain in touch in this regard and added that India and Pakistan are in contact to firm up the date for the meeting of the two Foreign Secretaries.

Pakistan and India are responsible countries and they will disclose any progress made in the investigation into the terror attack, he said. “It is initial first positive step”, Swarup said. In the spirit of the cooperative approach, the statement said, it was also decided that in order to carry the process forward, additional information would be required for which the government of Pakistan is considering sending a SIT to Pathankot in consultation with government of India. Even as he welcomed the Pakistani action against JeM, Swarup said India will not go by “empty statements” and will see action on the ground.

The Foreign Secretary-level talks were scheduled to take place on January 15-16 in Islamabad.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says Government of Pakistan is determined to eliminate terrorism at all costs, ARY News reported. Instead of taking an attacking stance against Pak, he acted witty and talked of allowing the country’s investigating team to Pathankot.

A top United States human rights official expressed concern on Thursday about recent incidents of violence in India against religious minorities, urging national leaders to be vigilant in protecting the right of Indians to freedom of worship.

However, what our PM might not have known about was that there was a surprise guest at the Pakistan PM’s ancestral residence for the family function, suggests an IBN7 report. He also asserted that India has not given up the issue of Mumbai terror attacks trial in Pakistan and it was discussed between the two NSAs in their meeting in Bangkok last December. But the notable thing was the Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup’s reaction before press today.