Pakistan interior secretary in India for talks (Lead)
March 27th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANSAmritsar, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Secretary Chaudhry Qamar Zaman arrived in India Sunday for a two-day meeting with his Indian counterpart G.K. Pillai, saying he is bringing the “message of friendship and friendliness” from his country.
“My priority will be to take this message of friendship and friendliness from Pakistan to my colleagues in India, with whom I will get the opportunity after a break of couple of years,” Zaman said after crossing into India at the land border in Punjab.
He said the two sides would “exchanges views on a number of issues that are required in promoting relations between our two countries”.
The Pakistani official said the relaxation of visa rules would be on the agenda. “We will talk … how to make travel easier for the common man.”
Zaman and Pillai will hold talks in New Delhi Monday and Tuesday.
- Pakistani interior secretary in India for talks - Mar 27, 2011
- India-Pakistan talks agenda: 26/11, counter-terror - Mar 27, 2011
- Pakistan ready to discuss all issues with India: Qamar Zaman - Mar 27, 2011
- Indo-Pak Home Secys meet: Talks positive, progress in right direction, says Pillai - Mar 28, 2011
- Gilani accepts Manmohan's invite for World Cup semifinal (Roundup) - Mar 27, 2011
- Pakistan to allow India to question 26/11 suspects - Mar 29, 2011
- India, Pakistan to set up terror hotline (Lead) - Mar 29, 2011
- India, Pakistan home secretary talks begin - Mar 28, 2011
- Ahead of Mohali, India and Pakistan agree to promote peace (Roundup) - Mar 29, 2011
- Chidambaram optimistic about India-Pakistan meet - Apr 30, 2012
- Indian official arrives in Pakistan for trade talks - Apr 26, 2011
- India-Pakistan talks focus on visas, Mumbai probe - May 24, 2012
- India, Pakistan discuss 26/11, terror (Lead) - Mar 28, 2011
- India, Pakistan 'positive' after discussing 26/11, terror (Roundup) - Mar 28, 2011
- Pakistan will win, says Zaman - Mar 27, 2011
Tags: chaudhry, colleagues, common man, friendliness, friendship, India, indian counterpart, interior secretary, land border, New Delhi, pakistan, priority, punjab, qamar, relaxation, visa rules, zaman