Indonesian president’s visit to Pakistan being rescheduled

Diplomatic sources say New Delhi “exerted pressure” on Indonesian president against travelling to Pakistan

By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir
January 29, 2025
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto gestures as he attends the annual State of the Nation Address at the parliament building, ahead of the countrys Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. — Reuters
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto gestures as he attends the annual State of the Nation Address at the parliament building, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. — Reuters 

ISLAMABAD: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Pakistan is being rescheduled through diplomatic channels and it is likely he would visit Pakistan in the third week of February on the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Earlier, he had planned to visit Pakistan this week, immediately after attending the Indian Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi as the chief guest on Monday last.

Highly placed diplomatic sources told The News here on Tuesday that New Delhi “exerted pressure” on their guest of honour not to travel to Pakistan immediately after the India tour. The Indians claimed that they had de-hyphenated their affairs with Pakistan and for this reason, it wouldn’t be appropriate for the Indonesian president to travel to Islamabad from New Delhi.