While Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs say that no meeting is on agenda as of now, they are unwilling to completely rule it out also.
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Commenting over Afghanistan ties, PM Sharif said Pakistan and Afghanistan were committed to jointly fight the menace of terrorism. “Now it’s Eid-ul-Adha. Our fishermen are rotting in the Indian jails despite assurances from the highest office of India”, said a Pakistani official.
He said the government has introduced several changes to the foreign policy, which were paying dividends.
On September 25, PM Modi will take over the Development Summit hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Prime Minister will visit the United States on September 22, 2015 to attend the United National Annual General Assembly Session where he will raise the allegations made by India against Pakistan for promoting terrorism in India occupied Kashmir.
Also, Sharif is expected to address the meet on September 27.
Media reports said it is confirmed that the Prime Ministers of both countries – Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif – will be staying at the same hotel – New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria and a bilateral meeting, the possibility of which is being speculated about, cannot be ruled out.
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“Resolution of the Kashmir issue is necessary and Pakistan wants “result oriented” talks on all outstanding issues with India”. Pakistan’s first lady Kalsoom Nawaz, National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Sartaj Aziz and Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman are accompanied the Prime Minister.
