NEW DELHI: India ruled out the possibility of accepting an invitation from Pakistan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit, stated to be held in Islamabad.
The Indian Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, on Wednesday said the Kartarpur Corridor initiative was not connected with the dialogue process with Pakistan, hours before theground-breaking of the corridor in Pakistan’s Narowal district.
Addressing a press conference, the minister thanked Pakistan for accepting India’s longstanding demand for opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, but clarified that it does not mean that bilateral talks would begin soon. The “bilateral dialogue and Kartarpur Corridor are two different things. ...But this does not mean that the bilateral dialogue will start only on this.
Statement said no staff member had been permanently removed from work
The spokesperson stressed that the US will “continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its actions"
Number of women members, who were notified by ECP as MPAs on reserved seats, are yet to be sworn in
They discussed various matters with particular focus on restoration of lasting peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The development came under the orders passed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Establishment Division issued two separate notifications allowing Ministry of Interior to make recruitments