On the 3-4 August, Pakistan will host a conference attended by the interior ministers of SAARC nations in Islamabad, including Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. This is the first visit of an Indian lawmaker to Pakistan since the Pathankot airbase attack in Indian Punjab, which claimed the lives of 7 army personnel in January this year.
The meeting’s multilateral discussions are to focus on measures to counter cross-border terrorism, and will also span visa liberalisation and narcotics and small arms trafficking.
Reports suggest that Singh will hold bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.