If Aziz’s visit takes place, it will be the first by a high-profile Pakistani official to India since tensions spiralled between the countries after a terror attack in Uri that killed 19 Indian soldiers in September. Photo: ReutersNew Delhi: The Indian government said on Thursday it had not received any official confirmation of a visit by Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan’s foreign affairs advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to India next month for a regional conference on Afghanistan. India’s comment comes in the wake of media reports from Pakistan that Aziz plans to visit Amritsar for the day-long Heart of Asia conference. The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process was established in 2011 as an initiative by Afghanistan and Turkey to foster regional cooperation and long-term peace in Afghanistan. In response to the Uri attack, India conducted special operations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to destroy terrorist launch pads on 29 September.

Source: Mint November 17, 2016 19:40 UTC