ISLAMABAD–
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi remains undecided, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told media in the weekly briefing in Islamabad on Thursday.
FO spokesperson said PM would participate in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit on November 26 and November 27 while meeting with host country (Nepal) leadership has been settled.
She further refuted news reports of PM turning down a car for the summit from India, adding that no car was offered by India and “so there was no question of turning down the offer”.
FO told that 55 thousand people have lost their lives at the hands of terrorism whereas indiscriminate operation is being carried out against the militants.
‘Not only economic imbalance but various other issues including poverty and unemployment have enticed terrorism’, she added.
Tasnim Aslam also informed that they analysts from that United Nations have visited Line of control (LoC) and the areas affected by Indian offences.
She further termed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to the country as ‘successful’ and also emphasized on Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit to the country today, terming the ties and cooperation between Pakistan and Russia on an ‘upward trajectory.’