Share

Surprise visit may help rivals ease tensions

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unexpected visit to Pakistan has “greatly hurt the sentiments of the nation”, says Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed in a video message posted on social network.

Advertisement


Kourtney Kardashian shares illustrated family Christmas card featuring Caitlyn Jenner, Saint West
The final season of ” American Idol ” is sure to bring many surprises – including an audition from none other than Kanye West. In another photo posted just a few minutes later, Khloe showed off the finished product, writing, ” Major side eye “.

Taking to Twitter, Swamy wrote, ” Namo be given a free hand on Pakistan since he is working to a strategy. “Steady engagement is the best way to determine every outstanding issue”.


South Africa, England seek return to success
There are other good bowlers in their squad but we don’t want to place too much emphasis on who they do or don’t have playing. Speaking on Christmas Day, also his 31st birthday, Cook said: “Chris is going to play”.

During his two-day visit to Russia, Modi held talks with President Vladimir Putin, covering a wide range of sectors which included defence and nuclear cooperation.


Start-up India, Stand-up India action plan from January 16: Modi
He added that the festival will be a “mini-India” with youth from across the country participating in it. He said Ganesh raised a vital point on the importance of cleanliness in the tourist places.

He said as the dialogue proceeds, all issues would be discussed.

Responding to a question, Khursheed Kasuri said the Indian Prime Minister was under global pressure to start the dialogue process with Pakistan. “So, you have finally come”, Sharif told Modi, according to a Pakistani foreign ministry official who was at the meeting.

Regardless of broad welcome, there were disengaged voices restricting Mr. Modi’s trek. Pakistan scrapped formal talks with India in August, saying its neighbour’s conditions that keep Kashmir off the agenda are a hurdle.

He stated the development in relations between the 2 nations was vital to regional peace, stability and improvement.

On Friday, Modi and Sharif agreed that their foreign secretaries would meet in mid-January to restart talks. He stopped off in the Afghan capital Kabul earlier on Friday, where he inaugurated a new parliament complex built with Indian help. “And the PM said to him, ‘Please come, you are our guest, please come and have tea with me, ‘” Chaudhry said.

The quiet involvement of Pakistan’s powerful military in its foreign policy this year paved the way for reviving a stalled dialogue with India, officials said, a thaw leading to the first visit to Pakistan by an Indian premier in nearly 12 years.

After spending one-and-a-half hour in Jati Umrah, Prime Minister Modi left for the airport.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a bold and powerful minister he doesn’t need anyone’s advice or permission to visit any country, including Pakistan”, he said. India also announced it would supply three Russian-made helicopters to Afghanistan’s tiny air force.

The sudden warming of relations between India and Pakistan seems to have taken many by surprise.

Advertisement

“Search of peace does not meant that we have already found it. But the process particularly in a region with as many complex problems as ours, history as ours; the pursuit of peace, always a fragile commodity, requires kind of courage shown in Lahore”, Akbar said and also admired Sharif for his leadership.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif at the latter’s residence at Raiwind in Lahore on Friday