Ties between India and Pakistan nose-dived after a terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base in 2016 by terror groups based in the neighbouring country
Centre Turned Down Punjabâs Proposal to Urgently Buy Oxygen From Pakistan: Punjab CM
Punjab state leaders had been pushing for an âoxygen corridorâ from Pakistan as the graph of new COVID-19 rose inexorable from early April.
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh. Photo: Twitter/Amarinder Singh
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New Delhi: The Indian government has refused the request for private firms in Punjab to commercially import liquid medical oxygen from Pakistan to bridge the gap in supply and enable the creation of more health infrastructure to treat the rising number of COVID-19 patients, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday.
Experts, while speaking at a webinar on ‘Back-Channel Talks and India-Pakistan Relations’, at Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) emphasised ascertaining Indian intentions before investing in the process further. Photo courtesy Maleeha Lodhi Twitter
ISLAMABAD: Apprehensions about the backchannel engagement with India are growing because of what is being seen as an ‘absence of strategic clarity’ on Pakistani side.
Concerns are also being fuelled by scant details of what is being discussed in the talks, concerns about Indian intentions behind its outreach, and pessimism about the process helping resolve the Kashmir dispute.
These concerns are now being voiced at Islamabad’s busy think tank circuit.
Pakistan welcomes positive India vibes
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Though India-Pakistan relations have been seeing some positive developments , it is up to the two countries to reach a decision.
Pakistan welcomes the UAE’s mediation in resolving issues with India, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, has said.
Though India-Pakistan relations have been seeing some “positive developments”, it is up to the two countries to reach a decision, he said.
In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, Qureshi referred to some positive developments between the neighbour rivals. “For example, the recent recommitment to the 2003 ceasefire understanding is a good development because Kashmiris on both sides were suffering from unprovoked firing. The fact that India s Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) sent messages to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on National Day is a positive development. Also, a toned-down rhetoric is a positive develo