The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday regretted India’s move of not issuing visas to Pakistani journalists who wished to cover a meeting on Kartarpur Corridor on March 14 at Attari.
“Regrettable that India has not given visas to Pakistani journalists for the Kartarpur meeting,” FO Spokesman Dr Faisal stated in a tweet. “Regrettable that #India has not given visas to #Pakistani journalists for the #kartarpur meeting tomorrow,” he posted on his Twitter handle.
The spokesman recalled that Pakistan had issued visas to 30 Indian journalists last year for the coverage of ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor. He mentioned that the Indian journalists during their stay in Pakistan also met Prime Minister Imran Khan and were hosted a dinner by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The spokesman expressed hope that the meeting between Pakistan and India being held on Thursday (today) will bring a change for the betterment of the people of the two countries. “Hope the #PakKartarpurSpirit & meeting tomorrow will bring a change for the better for people of both countries,” he tweeted.
A Pakistani delegation is set to visit India today for a meeting with Indian officials at Attari, near Amritsar. This will be followed by a visit to Islamabad of an Indian delegation on March 28.
Published in Daily Times, March 14th 2019.
