Pakistan and Indian Prime Ministers do not need to meet secretly, federal minister for planning, national reforms and development Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday.
Pakistan and Indian Prime Ministers do not need to meet secretly, federal minister for planning, national reforms and development Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday. The minister said that Pakistan wants good relations with neighbouring countries and others.
“There is no truth to the fake revelation of meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif in 2014 in Nepal. They don’t need to meet secretly,” he said.
Addressing a function in Lahore, Mr Iqbal said that foreign powers were ackno-wledging economic progr-ess of Pakistan and the government is desirous of good relations with the world. He said that militants were either retreating or are besieged in the operation by the Pakistan Army and Rangers in different parts of the country.
The minister gave a special mention to India while talking about having relations with different countries. He criticised the factions who according to him had become “spokespersons of India” in matter of alleged secret meeting.
Meanwhile, information minister Pervez Rashid rejected Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s allegation regarding Mr Sharif’s secret meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Saarc 2014.
