Rajnath Singh may visit Pakistan for SAARC meet
However, any confirmation on this will come from the ministry of home affairs, says Vikas Swarup.
New Delhi: Union home minister Rajnath Singh may travel to Pakistan in August to attend the Saarc Interior/Home Ministers’ Conference.
Asked whether the home minister will travel to Pakistan to attend the conference, ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the issue was “under consideration”.
However, any confirmation on this will come from the ministry of home affairs, he said. If it takes place, it will mark the first important high-level visit from the Indian side this year after the visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to Pakistan in December last year.
Much of the goodwill generated had evaporated following the Pathankot terror attack by Pakistani terrorists in January this year.
It also remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Modi, who had made a brief visit to Lahore in December last year, will visit Pakistan in November for the Saarc summit due to take place there.
During the possible visit, apart from attending the Saarc meet, Mr Rajnath Singh is likely to have bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other Saarc countries, including Pakistan interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.