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India not issuing visas to Pak journalists ‘regrettable’: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal has said that Pakistan was not pleased with India’s decision not to issue visas to Pakistani journalists.

Pakistan had requested Indian government to issue visas to the journalists to cover the Kartarpur meeting scheduled on March 14.

“It is regrettable that India has not given visas to Pakistani journalists for the Karatarpur meeting tomorrow,” said Faisal in a tweet.

“We hope that Pakistan’s Kartarpur spirit and the meeting tomorrow will bring a change for the better for people of both countries.”

He pointed out in an earlier tweet that more than 30 Indian journalists covered the Kartarpur groundbreaking ceremony in Pakistan last year. He said the people from the Indian media also met Prime Minister Imran Khan and were hosted by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for a dinner during their stay in Pakistan.

In January, Pakistan called on India to expedite the process for the Kartarpur Sahib pilgrims and shared a draft of the proposed agreement with India.

Authorities from the two countries decided to meet on March 14 in Attari, near Amritsar, to hash out the details of opening the Kartarpur Corridor, said the Indian media. Later, an Indian delegation will visit Islamabad for a follow-up meeting on March 28.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.