Ind-Pak Relation: Indian diplomats attend Pak Foreign Minister’s Iftar party in Islamabad

An Indian diplomat attends an Iftar dinner hosted by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for the Diplomatic Corps in Islamabad. Foreign Minister Bilawal extended the invitation to Indian officials in charge along with diplomats based in the capital. Sources told The Express Tribune that India accepted the invitation and its senior diplomat attended the dinner at the Foreign Office.

India and Pakistan usually refrain from inviting each other to such gatherings, but the presence of an Indian diplomat at the Iftar dinner indicates that Pakistan may be interested in defense and foreign affairs at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in India. If the Minister participates in the meetings, there may be a possibility of higher level interaction between the two countries. Addressing the diplomatic corps, the External Affairs Minister said he was prepared to accept that many of the difficulties were of ‘our’ own making, collectively referring to the economic policies adopted by the previous government, The Express Tribune reported. were made.

We are faced with the economic consequences of certain decisions that are beyond our control. People are facing the devastating effects of a climate disaster in the form of floods, which they had little or no role in causing. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, the young generation especially is facing the consequences of the decisions they did not make. He said that not only Pakistan, but the whole world is facing the economic crisis that has arisen due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bilawal said, “The geopolitical situation in the world has added to the growing list of consequences the world is facing.