ISLAMABAD – Pakistan regrets India’s surprise decision over Kartarpur talksas news emerged that India has cancelled the talks to be held at Wagah.
Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal has said that Pakistanregrets India’s decision to postpone the next scheduled meeting onKartarpur corridor at Wagah border on April 2.
Dr Faisal wrote on twitter this morning, “Pakistan regrets the Indiandecision to postpone the upcoming Kartarpur meeting, jointly agreed by bothsides on 14 March 2019. The meeting was to discuss & find consensus onoutstanding issues”.
He added that “Last minute postponement without seeking views from#Pakistan and especially after the productive technical meeting on 19 Marchis incomprehensible”.
During the first meeting between Pakistan and India on March 14, New Delhihad decided not to grant visas to Pakistani journalists to cover the event.
Read Top Stories
On March 19, Pakistan and India held a technical meeting at the designatedzero point to discuss the plan for the Kartarpur corridor project.
During the meeting, the technical experts indicated areas related to thecorridor. Both sides set up border fencing around the Kartarpur corridor.
The Kartarpur Corridor connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Narowaldistrict with Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Gurdaspur.
