ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria presented Imran Khan witha unique gift of a cricket bat signed by the Indian national cricket team.
He called on Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf at Banni Galato greet him on success of his party that emerged as the single largestparty in the 2018 general election.
“Khan sahab discussed the need to restart dialogue between Pakistan andIndia on all outstanding issues including Kashmir,” Shireen Mazari, asenior PTI leader said in a tweet and added; “He expressed concern over thehuman rights violations in IOK.”
Mazari who was present in the meeting said “Khan sahab also expressed thehope that the SAARC Summit will be held soon in Islamabad. The Indian HCsaid post the Modi phone call to Khan, there was a new optimism in Indiathat relations would move forward positively.”
A statement from the PTI said the Indian High Commissioner expressed thehope of a positive era in the ties between the two countries.
The Indian prime minister had also telephoned Imran Khan following theoverwhelming success of his party in the general election last week.
Prime Minister Modi during his phonic conversation had expressed goodwishes for Imran Khan and said India was ready to start a new era ofrelations with Pakistan.
The two countries would have to adopt a joint strategy to move forward, headded.
The PTI Chairman had told Modi that since wars and bloodshed createdtragedies, efforts should be made to resolve the issues through dialogue.The two countries would have to make joint efforts to retrieve the poormasses from the merciless clutches of poverty, he added.
Shireen Mazari also posted a picture of the High Commissioner along withthe PTI Chief in which he presented Khan a cricket bat signed by the Indiancricket team.
Meanwhile Faisal Javed Khan, PTI Senator and Chairman Standing Committee onInfo Broadcasting and Additional Secretary Information in a tweet saidCricket legends from India and Kaptaan’s old friends Kapil Dev, Sidhu andSunil Gavaskar have been invited to attend Oath Taking Ceremony ofPakistan’s PM Imran Khan, slated for August 18.