F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India are to hold talks on Kartarpur Corridor project today (Thursday).
A Pakistani delegation led by Director General South Asia and SAARC Dr. Mohammad Faisal will leave for India today via Wahga. Other members of the delegation comprise officials from ministries of foreign affairs, interior, law and justice and religious affairs.
The talks will begin at 10 am tomorrow at Attari Complex in India. A session of technical experts of Pakistan and India will also be held at Attari simultaneously. Technical experts will discuss the issues relating to corridor, its construction, road, and other technicalities.
On the other hand, the Indian delegation will visit Pakistan for Kartarpur talks on 28th March.
Pakistan has already sent the draft agreement of Kartarpur Corridor to India.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office on Wednesday regretted for not issuing visas to Pakistani journalists by India who wished to cover the meeting on Kartarpur Corridor on March 14 at Attari, India.
“Regrettable that India has not given visas to Pakistani journalists for the Kartarpur meeting tomorrow,” Spokesman Mohammad Faisal wrote in a tweet.
The spokesman recalled that Pakistan last year had issued visas to 30 Indian journalists for the coverage of ground-breaking ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor.
He mentioned that the Indian journalists during their stay in Pakistan also met Prime Minister Imran Khan and were hosted dinner by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The spokesman expressed hope that the meeting between Pakistan and India being held tomorrow (Thursday) would bring a change for the betterment of the people of two countries.
