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Kartarpur meeting: India refuses visas to Pakistani journalists
March 13, 2019
ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (INP): Pakistan on Wednesday regretted that India has not issued visas to Pakistani journalists to cover the round of talks between Indian and Pakistani delegations on Kartarpur Corridor at Attari near Amritsar.
This will be their first meeting today(Thursday) at foreign-ministerial level to finalize the modalities and discuss the draft agreement of the Kartarpur corridor to enable Indian pilgrims to pray at the historic Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.
[timed-content-server show="03/14/2019 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]Regrettable that India has not given visas to Pakistani journalists for the Kartarpur meeting to b e conducted on Thursday (Today). “Hope the Pak-Kartarpur Spirit & meeting tomorrow will bring a change for the better for people of both Countries,” the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on twitter on Wednesday. Dr Faisal reminded that more than 30 Indian journalists covered the Kartarpur ground breaking ceremony in Pakistan last year. They also met Prime Minister Imran Khan and were hosted by the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for a dinner during their stay in Pakistan. For Kartarpur Corridor talks, a Pakistani delegation led by Dr Mohammad Faisal will cross Wagah border to hold consultations with India on Thursday morning. Later, an Indian delegation will also arrive in Pakistan on March 28 for further deliberations. Prior to its departure for India, the Pakistani delegation will also hold a press briefing at Wagah border at 8:30am on Thursday. INP/LK[/timed-content-server]
